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Albatrosses at Taiaroa Head

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In 2006 a particularly large number of eggs was laid at the Taiaroa Head albatross colony, which numbered 28 pairs, up from just one or two pairs in the 1930s.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Otago places – Otago Peninsula, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/22759/albatrosses-at-taiaroa-head (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 19 August 2009, updated 1 July 2015.