Chica Jo
Waiheke & Wananga Folks Jump In!
Just as we realized that Velvet had grown too big to be hung in her entirety at Te Papa this month, we got a shout from environmental...
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Coddiwomple:
verb /kod’ ә wom pәl/
To travel purposefully towards a vague destination.
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Chica Jo
- Dec 12, 2012
- 2 min
Some Mysterious Sightings of our Eel!
Velvet has been rumored to have made two appearances for which we have no photos available. Many of you know The Jester House in the...
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Chica Jo
- Dec 12, 2012
- 1 min
Velvet’s Last Stop on the South Island!
While most of “Velvet: The Travelling Tuna Tapestry” is resting and being mended by loving hands at her home lake of Rotoiti before she...
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Chica Jo
- Oct 12, 2012
- 1 min
KCC in South Canterbury Reveal their Lively Addition
Notice the leaf-like leptocephalli? Love those baby eels! Thanks to Justine Carson-Isles and many others who help with Forest & Bird’s...
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Chica Jo
- Aug 29, 2012
- 1 min
South Canterbury KCC Sews for the Tuna!
Win Parks, the Coordinator for South Canterbury branch of Kiwi Conservation Club has some news as well as some photos to share. With the...
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Chica Jo
- Aug 28, 2012
- 1 min
Donna Palmer’s Students Take Action!
“Room 6, Te Awamutu Intermediate, went on a class trip to see the ‘We Love Eels’ exhibition at Te Awamutu Museum. The students were moved...
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Chica Jo
- Aug 20, 2012
- 1 min
Nelson’ Ecofest Welcomes Velvet!
Gillian Pollock, who was in charge of Forest & Bird’s presence at Nelson’s Ecofest this August, has just reported that a huge longfin eel...
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Chica Jo
- Aug 3, 2012
- 1 min
Our Tuna Swims into the International Science Festival!
Also, Channel 9 interviewed Jenny Nielson about Velvet’s part in the International Science Festival. Check it...
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Chica Jo
- Jun 10, 2012
- 1 min
Kaikoura Kids Jump In!
Sweet-as! Love that koura K! Thanks for joining in to the Tuna Tapestry! Great work.
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Chica Jo
- Jun 10, 2012
- 1 min
Grey Star Shines with Tuna Article
Kia ora fellow Tuna lovers. My friend Kim McPherson in Hokitika just sent this along to share: Grey Star June 7, 2012 ...
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Chica Jo
- Jun 9, 2012
- 1 min
Kids First Lincoln Tote Taniwha Tuna for Community to See!
…And here is what KidsFirst Linclon kindergarten teacher,Jeanne Williams, had to share about her kids’ taking leading roles as kaitiaka...
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Chica Jo
- Jun 9, 2012
- 1 min
Tales of Canterbury and Beyond…
Our dear travelling tuna has been so busy we can’t even keep up with her as she is getting around all over on the South Island. Thanks...
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Chica Jo
- May 26, 2012
- 1 min
Swimming the Waikato!
Kia ora korua, Just a note to say all went really well with Velvet over the weekend. We were able to display about 40 metres of her...
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Chica Jo
- Apr 30, 2012
- 1 min
EELS on Radio New Zealand!
Kudos to Lois Williams’ recent reporting on the critical state of New Zealand’s longfin eel. Please give her story your ears for a few...
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Chica Jo
- Apr 30, 2012
- 1 min
Jaguar Crosses University of Arizona Campus
This past Saturday was a gorgeous late-spring day in the Old Pueblo. A fine day for Arizona State Museum’s “Culture Craft Saturday” that...
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Chica Jo
- Apr 25, 2012
- 2 min
Something Fishy at Nelson’s Provincial Museum
Thanks to Debbie-Daniell Smith J (Arts and Heritage Adviser) and Jo Martin (Environmental Education Adviser) and many others Velvet was...
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Chica Jo
- Apr 25, 2012
- 1 min
Our Cat at Patagonia’s Earth Fest!
Patagonia community members say “for bringing the Jaguar Tapestry to its home range in Patagonia!” Thanks to Yosef Funke and Carolyn...
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Chica Jo
- Apr 18, 2012
- 2 min
VELVET IS OVER 100 METRES!
Talk about a taniwha! Thanks to D.O.C.-Te papa Atawhai Ranger, Trudi Ngawhare, Tairawhiti Enviroschools with DOC in Gisborne, and lots...
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Chica Jo
- Apr 12, 2012
- 1 min
From Patagonia to Patagonia…..
Last week some Patagonia, AZ first and second graders pondered how the current range of the jaguar is from Patagonia the country, near...
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Chica Jo
- Apr 2, 2012
- 2 min
Return to the Wild West Coast!
Kim McPherson, the energetic and super-busy manager of Hokitika’s National Kiwi Centre, “What a day that was when I drove back up to...
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