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The Change of Seasons

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What happens along Farewell Spit when the sun heads north and the seasons begin to change?

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Posted by Farewell Spit Tours on 16 May 2017

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Onetahua Exhibition at the Golden Bay Museum

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There's still a month left to visit the current summer exhibition at the Golden Bay Museum featuring Onetahua-Farewell Spit.

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Posted by Farewell Spit Tours on 17 March 2017

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Pest Trapping on Farewell Spit

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Pests like stoats and rats can be a problem on Farewell Spit, threatening local native birdlife. Since 2012 Farewell Spit Tours have been trapping these pests and the results are definitely starting to show.

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Posted on 8 March 2017

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Whale Stranding at Farewell Spit

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The superpod of whales (on the right) approaches the area where the stranded whales are lying

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Posted by Sue on 12 February 2017

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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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