2023 has not been short of memorable events. NZ Herald video covered them all. Video / NZ Herald
As the year draws to a close, Waikato Herald is taking stock of 2023. What moved readers most? As part of a 12-day series, Waikato Herald reporter Danielle Zollickhofer looks at the top stories each month. Welcome to day seven: July.
Although the story was shared online and on countless social media pages, it was the printed word that solved the case.
Bodhi was spooked by thunder, broke his collar and escaped, and the people who had rescued him off the road didn’t use Facebook, so had no idea about what was going on until they received the newspaper in the mailbox.
Bodhi was last seen on June 30 near Wakino Station Cafe being put into a red vehicle.
Tawse is New Zealand’s only cooper, skilled in creating water-tight wooden vessels - like whisky barrels.
With Mike, in New Zealand, the passionate team of 14 at Pōkeno Whisky can create a truly local product, with every part of the whisky-making process done on-site.
Cooper Mike Tawse and Pokeno Whisky founder Matt Johns inspect a freshly-made cask. Photo / The Pokeno Whisky Co
Kākāpō make landfall in Waikato
The Waikato welcomed four new residents to Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari near Cambridge: kākāpō males Bunker, Māhutonga, Ōtepoti and Motupōhue.
The feathered but flightless quartet is the first set of kākāpō in decades to live on the mainland and has been relocated from Whenua Hou Codfish Island near Rakiura Stewart Island as part of decade-long efforts to bring the species back from the brink of extinction.
Department of Conservation Kākāpō Recovery operations manager Deidre Vercoe introduces Manawanui to the crowd at Sanctuary Mountain. Photo / Danielle Zollickhofer
Danielle Zollickhofer is a multimedia journalist based in Hamilton. She joined NZME in 2021 and is writing for the Waikato Herald.
