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1 verified story from Wellington, New Zealand, published October 23, 2026. It is filed under Animals. It is checked and linked to the original report.

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A small streaked brown fernbird perched among green wetland plants

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Parangarehu Lakes, East Harbour Regional Park

Fernbirds returned to a Wellington wetland after about 70 years

Mātātā showed up on their own at Lake Kōhangaterā during a survey that was only meant to ask whether a reintroduction was even possible.

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