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Connie the green sea turtle has been released back into the ocean after her second round of rehabilitation by the team at SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium’s Turtle Rehabilitation Centre.
Connie was originally rescued in December 2018, stranded in Henderson Bay weighing … View moreKia Ora Neighbors,
Connie the green sea turtle has been released back into the ocean after her second round of rehabilitation by the team at SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium’s Turtle Rehabilitation Centre.
Connie was originally rescued in December 2018, stranded in Henderson Bay weighing just 18kg. After this first rescue and rehabilitation by the SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s team, Connie was released at Poor Knights Island Marine Reserve in March 2019.
Almost two years later, in November 2020, Connie was found stranded yet again, this time just 9km from where she was originally found. After this second rescue, Connie has stayed in the care of the Turtle Rehabilitation team for the past 16 months.
When Connie was rescued in November 2020, she was found to have problems with her digestion, likely caused by the ingestion of non-edible particles such as plastic. Connie was also suffering from chronic pneumonia, which can be a common illness seen in sea turtles during the cold winter months.
After initial tests and treatments by the veterinary team at Auckland Zoo, Connie was transferred to SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s to spend time in New Zealand’s only rescue turtle rehabilitation facility. Connie was tube fed by the team daily in order to gain strength, and once Connie had fought off the pneumonia and her digestive system was cleared, the team focused on seeing Connie gain some much needed weight and building her physical strength swimming with the other turtles in care.
While undergoing treatment, Connie has proven herself to be a very active sea turtle – a strong swimmer with great buoyancy and a hearty appetite. At the time of her release last week, Connie weighed a very healthy 45kg!
“It's always a bittersweet feeling when we release turtles back into the wild as we spend so much time and hard work rehabilitating them and developing feelings for them. However, we have no doubt Connie is in the absolute best condition to survive in the wild and we are all so happy she gets this second chance at life!” said Jessica Van De Pas, Aquarist at SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium.
SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s is home to New Zealand’s only Turtle Rehabilitation Centre, which has rehabilitated and released over 50 sea turtles over the past 23 years. SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s is also home to magnificent sand tiger sharks, New Zealand’s only colony of Sub-Antarctic penguins, hundreds of different fish species, and many more marine creatures.
Staffing of career firefighters is at “crisis levels” throughout Auckland, resulting in trucks being out of commission, the NZ Professional Firefighters Union says.
In a post shared to Facebook, the union warned residents of the central Auckland suburb of Mount Roskill that there were no … View moreStaffing of career firefighters is at “crisis levels” throughout Auckland, resulting in trucks being out of commission, the NZ Professional Firefighters Union says.
In a post shared to Facebook, the union warned residents of the central Auckland suburb of Mount Roskill that there were no firefighters working at their local station because of the lack of career firefighters available.
“Career firefighter staffing levels throughout Auckland continue to be at crisis levels,” the post said.
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If you have firewood that needs to be gone please let me know. I’m keen to collect some free firewoods for this winter. Cheers and thank you for your kindness.
Kia ora neighbours! Our term 2 night classes are due to start tomorrow, Tuesday 17 May. We have a wide range of exciting classes - Online and Onsite - to offer. Some classes are free and others are minimum charged to cover the material costs.
Please visit our website www.adultlearn.co.nz... to … View moreKia ora neighbours! Our term 2 night classes are due to start tomorrow, Tuesday 17 May. We have a wide range of exciting classes - Online and Onsite - to offer. Some classes are free and others are minimum charged to cover the material costs.
Please visit our website www.adultlearn.co.nz... to enrol in whichever course you would love to try. If you have any questions, please call us on 096369060.
Every child has the potential to achieve success. However success comes with hardship and setbacks, which is why it is important to build resilience along the way. Resilience helps us to adapt and bounce back from things that don't go as planned and helps us move forward. Here are five … View moreEvery child has the potential to achieve success. However success comes with hardship and setbacks, which is why it is important to build resilience along the way. Resilience helps us to adapt and bounce back from things that don't go as planned and helps us move forward. Here are five fundamental ways you can help your child build resilience! ?
In our final video for New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Week, we help you find your next outdoor adventure in one of our 4000 parks.
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Hello fellow neighbours. Since the council has been good enough to collect our inorganic rubbish, why can they not have small rubbish stations in industrial areas where we can off load this same rubbish anytime? it could curb the dumping of such materials on our streets. they could have camera and … View moreHello fellow neighbours. Since the council has been good enough to collect our inorganic rubbish, why can they not have small rubbish stations in industrial areas where we can off load this same rubbish anytime? it could curb the dumping of such materials on our streets. they could have camera and fines as deterrent to be abused by businesses. Just a thought.. Just sick of seeing the dumping TBH
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Central Auckland Grief Support will meet in the Hillsborough area on Saturday 21 May 2pm. We are a peer support group for adults who have gone through separation, divorce, the death of a significant person or major changes. Contact Mabel at 021-173-4978 to register.
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