Meet Mawhai

Meet Mawhai

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Meet Mawhai

Meet Mawhai

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Meet Mawhai

Breed: Jagdterrier x Border Terrier

Barking from: Auckland

What's up dog?

Mawhai is one of two Auckland council dogs trained to find kauri dieback The pathogen that killing New Zealand kauri his job is to stop the spread kauri dieback within the Hauraki Gulf. Places like Waiheke which has no kauri dieback has job is to search nursery-held plants ready for sale or earthmoving equipment prior to transport to one of the kauri dieback free islands in the Hauraki Gulf
this is unique as it's been a three-year training program to get to this stage with lots of challenges

2025 NZ People's Choice Award

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