Kennedy Warne: Autumnal equinox

As the weather turns colder, Kennedy Wane reflect on something truly cold: the wreck of Shackleton's ship "Endurance," discovered a fortnight ago on the bottom of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica.

He also updates the story of "Lucky", the kereru which has evaded predators and reached the age of 60 days.

Her name is still crisp after 107 years lying under the pack ice of the Weddell Sea / Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust

The helm of Endurance, in remarkable condition for a century under water / Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust

At 42 days old, Lucky the kereru eats a mahoe leaf not far from her nest / Rod Morris

Lucky at 60 days, looking and acting like an adult kereru / Rod Morris

Owharoa Falls, a feature of the Karangahake Gorge section of the Hauraki Rail Trail / Kennedy Warne

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