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The Gannets at the End of the Spit

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Summer is gannet season on Farewell Spit. The Australasian gannet colony, at the far seaward tip of the spit, is New Zealand's only gannet colony at sea level (or almost)...

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Posted by Sue Farley on 4 November 2016

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