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ART
BABY KIWI
by Jane Galloway
TAIRUA’S LITTLE GALLERY
HOSTS JULY EVENT
Silent auction
benefits kiwi
rescue group
Want to help save our national bird and support the arts? The Little
Gallery offers a way – a silent auction of artworks donated by the
gallery’s artistsl
Owner Sarah Holden notes that available pieces will be displayed in
their Main Street gallery for the two weeks of school holidays – Saturday
9 - Friday 22 July. “People can come to the gallery, view the works, and
make bids on sheets of paper placed next to the piece.”
On Friday evening, July 22nd, all artwork will be shown at the Tairua
Hall annex for a drinks reception where attendees can make last minute
bids. After a brief talk about this fantastic cause – Whenuakite Kiwi
Rescue and Care Group – the winning bids will be announced.
“I think it is important to note that they do a wealth of work and often
fly under the radar in terms of support”, Sarah adds. “This is a great
opportunity to bring them into the limelight as well as raise some much
needed funds to help support them and our beloved bird!”
The work of this group has been responsible for a steady increase in the
number of kiwis in the Whenuakite Kiwi Recovery Area – about 4000
hectares of regenerating coastal forest on both Crown-owned and
private land located between Tairua and Hot Water Beach.
Recovery efforts are focused on both education and trapping known
kiwi predators. Local organiser Arthur Hinds states, “We have over
460 traps spread over 52km of trap line, trapping kiwi predators
since 2001. This has not only increased the kiwi population to over
75 nesting pairs, but has protected other wild birds, especially when
control measures are increased before the birds’ nesting period”.
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