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from Snow Bullotln P2 Nga Whenua Rahui covenants provide another option, and lastly a management agreement between DoC- and the land-owner can be worked out. "We're lucky in this area that farmers have realised that such pockets of land, especially on steep country and beside streams and rivers, is best left in bush," said Mr McCallum. "In many
other areas such land was cleared and now has to be replanted to stop it eroding." This work ties back to the theme of "what is living in my back yard", with the aim of protecting kiwis and blue ducks. "Many people in this area don't get too excited about kiwis and blue ducks, because they are around all the time, but on an international scale they are two important endangered species."
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Ruapehu Bulletin, 3 August 1993, Page 2
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132Living legacy Ruapehu Bulletin, 3 August 1993, Page 2
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