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| Gannet Colony / By: Sheila O'Neil |
10/24/06 at 2:54am |
| A unique find Northwest of Auckland is a trip to Muriwai Beach to visit the Gannet Colony. The gannet story is fascinating. The birds lay a single egg between September and November each year with an incubation time of 44 days. The chicks then stay in the colony until February/March and then migrate 2,500 kilometres to Australia. It is said that this is the first flight of the juvenile birds and that they do not return to Muriwai for three to six years. |
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| Coromandel Peninsula / By: Steve Campbell |
10/23/06 at 4:41am |
| Coromandel Peninsula is one of the best kept secrets in all of New Zealand with its beautiful coastline, beaches, bays and forests and it's only a few hours from Auckland. You can easily spend half a day there exploring with Kiwi Dundee (Doug Johansen) from Kiwi Dundee Adventures. |
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