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"Welcome to EchoLink Node ZL1VK in Auckland New
Zealand"
| The Papakura Radio Club wishes to offer a welcome to
all Radio Amateurs that use the Auckland node ZL1VK-R # 6504. We hope that
you enjoy your QSO. In order to make your visit to our node enjoyable we
have recorded a variety of welcome messages which will be changed on a
regular basis about every week. We trust these will be of enjoyment to
all users of our node. |
The welcome messages include the following...
Little Spotted Kiwi----Apteryx
oweni
This species is the smallest Kiwi, it is only about 40cm tall. Its
feathers are brownish black, with grey bands on the body. In relation to
the size of its body their egg is larger than any other bird in the world.
The Little Spotted Kiwi population has been badly affected by possums,
stoats, cats and larger predators. It was once common in the South Island,
but it is now extinct on the mainland and is found only on Kapiti Island,
near Wellington, where 1000 birds live. Kiwi's are being transfered to
other islands to try and establish new colonies (including Tiritiri Matangi,
Hen Island, Red Mercury and Long Island). Some birds have been released
in the Wellington Sanctuary and these are the only Little Spotted Kiwi
on the mainland. |
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