NZHerald.co.nz:  Beachgoers on the west coast of the lower North Island have been met with the sight of hundreds of dead birds, which perished after being blown ashore by stormy weather.  Peter McCallum, the manager of the Kapiti branch of the Wellington SPCA, said they were caring for about 250 exhausted broad-billed prions, the first influx which came in on Monday.  Volunteers sent yesterday to Waikanae beach, north of Wellington, found hundreds of dead birds along the coast.  "They report...
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