Julia Lile is chalking up the Ks for Walk1200km by helping North Island kōkako to thrive again on Mt Pirongia. Julia Lile’s employer, Westpac, gives staff a day off each year for volunteering. It was the nudge she needed to join the Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society last October. “I decided to do […]
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