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Record number of pest traps dropped to protect kiwi and other native animals
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A record number of pest traps - more than four tonnes in a single day - have been dropped into the lower North Island.
The Air Force used a NH90 helicopter to do the drop in the Ruahine Range.
The traps target stoats, weasels and rats, and will help protect kiwi, whio (blue duck), robins and rare plants.
Flight Lieutenant Rob Kenyon spoke to Corin Dann.