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    Celebrating a conservation project to protect and restore biodiversity for future generations

    Hikaroroa Mt Watkin Conservation Group members at a biodiversity celebration in Waikouaiti last week are (from left) sheep and beef farmer Zac Noone and Murray Dempster, both of Waikouaiti,\\u00A0Mammalian Corrections Unit director Thomas Hayward, of Dunedin, project co-ordinator\\u00A0Jamie Hickling, of Waikouaiti,\\u00A0sheep and beef farmers Dave Cooney, of Waimate, Dave Smith and John Fitzgerald, both of\\u00A0Waikouaiti. (absent sheep and beef farmer\\u00A0Michael Norman, of Waikouaiti).
    Hikaroroa Mt Watkin Conservation Group members at a biodiversity celebration in Waikouaiti last week are (from left) sheep and beef farmer Zac Noone and Murray Dempster, both of Waikouaiti,\\u00A0Mammalian Corrections Unit director Thomas Hayward, of Dunedin, project co-ordinator\\u00A0Jamie Hickling, of Waikouaiti,\\u00A0sheep and beef farmers Dave Cooney, of Waimate, Dave Smith and John Fitzgerald, both of\\u00A0Waikouaiti. (absent sheep and beef farmer\\u00A0Michael Norman, of Waikouaiti).
    Hikaroroa Mt Watkin Conservation Group members at a biodiversity celebration in Waikouaiti last week are (from left) sheep and beef farmer Zac Noone and Murray Dempster, both of Waikouaiti, Mammalian Corrections Unit director Thomas Hayward, of Dunedin, project co-ordinator Jamie Hickling, of Waikouaiti, sheep and beef farmers Dave Cooney, of Waimate, Dave Smith and John Fitzgerald, both of Waikouaiti. (absent sheep and beef farmer Michael Norman, of Waikouaiti).
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