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Concrete gannets

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Concrete gannets

These concrete gannets were placed on Mana Island in 1997 to encourage real ones to start a colony. As of 2007 the experiment has been unsuccessful.

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by Chris Maclean

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Chris Maclean, Wellington places – Kāpiti and Mana islands, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13961/concrete-gannets (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Chris Maclean, published 3 March 2009, updated 1 March 2016.