Tara

The unseasonably wet, windy and cool weather has interrupted the breeding season of one of New Zealand's rarest birds, the tara iti/New Zealand fairy.

This plan includes management of the vegetation, sand, and shell at each site to improve the quality of tara iti habitats and identifying and managing new sites for the birds. This is the second year of proactive collection of eggs for hand-rearing and much was learned from previous experience.” The move to Auckland Zoo provides us a great opportunity to progress new techniques for intensive management and recovery, like artificial incubation and hand-rearing.