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PUTTING THE OI INTO MT KARIOI

MORE THAN 350 volunteers are covering 120km of trap lines on Mt Karioi near Raglan, helping restore one of the few mainland breeding sites for the oi, or grey-faced petrel.

Karioi Project manager Kristel van Houte says the project started 12 years ago with a small

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