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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Eva Corlett in Wellington, New Zealand

Penguins in the pond, kiwi in the back yard: how a city brought back its birds

A kākā at Zealandia ecosanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand.
A kākā at Zealandia ecosanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand. Illustration: Guardian Design/Hagen Hopkins

Some time in the pre-dawn darkness, the commotion starts. From her bed, Danae Mossman hears the noise building: loud romantic liaisons, vomiting, squeals, the sound of bodies hitting the pool at full tilt.

Things get particularly loud between midnight and 4am, Mossman says, “when they are getting busy”.

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