It was great to be invited to the Department of Conservation Tara iti Hui at Mangawhai village today.
Although an early start to drive North to attend I was rewarded with a beautiful sunrise as I arrived at the village library for the meeting.
A most enjoyable day meeting up with friends some of which I have not seen for a while who are all involved in caring for a variety of habitats and species including our rarest endemic New Zealand bird the Fairy Tern Tara iti.
I also enjoyed the online contribution by Dr. Claire Greenwell from Perth in Western Australia. I have met Claire and enjoyed visiting Australian Fairy Tern sites during many of my visits to Western Australia. Claire is a Marine Scientist and is the Convenor of the Western Australian Fairy Tern Network.