Story: Sansom, Rosa Olga

Olga Sansom on meeting takahe on the wild

Olga Sansom gives a radio talk in January 1959 on her first encounter with the takahe in the wild. She enthusiastically impersonates the bird's call and takes great delight in describing its plumage. (4 min 9 sec)

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Doreen Gilchrist. 'Sansom, Rosa Olga', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5s2/sansom-rosa-olga (accessed 24 April 2024)