The world s first extremely rare white kiwi born in captivity has died after vets removed an unfertilised egg which led to her health deteriorating.
The North Island brown kiwi named Manukura passed away at 12.50pm on Sunday after she was born in captivity in 2011 at the Pukaha Mount Bruce Wildlife Centre in New Zealand.
The bird, that inspired children s books and toys, had a rare genetic trait, leucism, which was carried by both parents and caused her plume of pure white feathers.
The North Island brown kiwi named Manukura (pictured in 2011) passed away at 12.50pm on Sunday after she was born in captivity in 2011 at the Pukaha Mount Bruce Wildlife Centre in New Zealand
Grace Swanston wins Whanganui Fine Arts 2020 Young Artist Scholarship Award
13 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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Whanganui Fine Arts 2020 Youth Scholarship winner Grace Swanston with her self portrait.
Photo / Liz Wylie
Whanganui Fine Arts 2020 Youth Scholarship winner Grace Swanston with her self portrait.
Photo / Liz Wylie
Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
While some of us will be pleased to see the back of 2020, young Whanganui artist Grace Swanston will remember it as a year of personal triumphs. In September, the Year 13 Whanganui High School (WHS) student was named a finalist in the Wallace Secondary School Art Awards and she has now won the Whanganui Fine Arts 2020 Young Artist Scholarship Award.