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It is particularly suitable for birds like the kaka (Nestor meridionalis VU), kereru or New Zealand wood pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandia) and falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae) that range widely in search of seasonal food sources.
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The men caused outrage in both Norway and New Zealand after posting a video on YouTube of their trip to the country in January, including a clip in which one of the men used a high-powered rifle to shoot a native kereru pigeon.
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The YouTube clip shows a kereru falling from a tree after being shot by one of the tourists.
New Zealand Herald - Top Stories userhelp@nzherald.co.nz 2010
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The YouTube clip shows a kereru falling from a tree after being shot by one of the tourists.
New Zealand Herald - Top Stories userhelp@nzherald.co.nz 2010
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Five Norwegian men who who shot New Zealand wildlife were today ducking for cover as a row continued over their YouTube video of protected kereru being slaughtered.
New Zealand Herald - Top Stories userhelp@nzherald.co.nz 2010
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Five Norwegian tourists will face charges for shooting protected kereru pigeons, if they decide to return to New Zealand.
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Video that appears to show tourists shooting native kereru will be part of a review of the penalties used to punish people who kill New Zealand's protected birds.
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Last year you would hear tui singing in the trees, if you are lucky you may have seen a kereru wood pigeon sweeping down, grey warblers and fantails darting about singing a unique tune.
Scoop Audio and Video Podcast selwyn manning 2010
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The video showed a man holding two dead kereru and also had a clip showing a paradise duck being shot illegally with a rifle.
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But after three days their clip of a rifleman shooting at a kereru, the bird falling from a tree, and film of one of the tourists holding two dead, bloody birds had attracted over 400 scathing comments, with significant criticism from other Norwegians shamed by their behaviour.
New Zealand Herald - Top Stories userhelp@nzherald.co.nz 2010
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