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Day in photos - February 21

A helicopter using a monsoon bucket to fight a scrub fire above Happy Valley Road in Wellington. 21 February 2013. New Zealand Herald photograph by Mark MItchell
Image 1 of 3 A Sea Shepherd crew member keeps watch from the bridge of the Bob Barker 16 February 2013 as the anti whaling activists come between the Japanese whaling vessels the factory ship Nisshin Maru (left) and the harpoon ship the Yusshin Maru. Sea Shepherd are reporting a collission between the Bob Barker and the Yusshin Maru which has left the Bob Barker damaged in the Southern Ocean. Sea Shepherd are enacting their ninth operation to halt Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean under the title Operation Zero Tolerance picture supplied credit: SEA SHEPHERD NZH 21Feb13 - A crew member on the bridge of the Bob Barker keeps watch on the Nisshin Maru (left) and the Yusshin Maru. Picture / Sea Shepherd
A Sea Shepherd crew member keeps watch from the bridge of the Bob Barker 16 February 2013 as the anti whaling activists come between the Japanese whal
Image 2 of 3 Restaurateur Frith Griggs is looking forward to opening the doors of the historic Birdcage hotel to the public on Monday after its refurbishment is completed. The Freeman's Bay historic building, which was moved during construction on the Victoria Park Tunnel then resited, will house a bistro bar. 20 February 2013 New Zealand Herald Photograph by Greg Bowker NZH 21Feb13 - Frith Griggs is looking forward to opening the doors of the historic Birdcage on Monday. Picture / Greg Bowker
Restaurateur Frith Griggs is looking forward to opening the doors of the historic Birdcage hotel to the public on Monday after its refurbishment is c
Image 3 of 3 A helicopter using a monsoon bucket to fight a scrub fire above Happy Valley Road in Wellington. 21 February 2013. New Zealand Herald photograph by Mark MItchell
A helicopter using a monsoon bucket to fight a scrub fire above Happy Valley Road in Wellington. 21 February 2013. New Zealand Herald photograph by