New BIRDING-NZ Newsgroup

[Brent Stephenson <>]

Hi all,

Thought I would let you all know about another new newsgroup, which may interest those of you who like to hear what your trans-Tasman rivals are up to in the bird world.

A BIRDING-NZ newsgroup has been planned for a while now, but we had the problem of where in cyber-space to situate it without it costing an arm and a leg (or should that be wing??).  However, thanks to Trevor Hardaker's recent email (thanks Trevor!!) regarding the megabirds newsgroup, I discovered the fact that Yahoo! provide newsgroup facilities for free.  So I started the group last week and below is some information for those interested.

Cheers

Brent Stephenson

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The Newsgroup description is

This newsgroup is for the distribution of information regarding birding and birds in New Zealand. Its primary purpose is to enable birders to immediately broadcast rare/unusual bird sightings to other interested birders. However, relevant information on birding, birding locations, and birds in New Zealand is also a function of the group.

You do not have to be a Yahoo! user to join the group, or have a Yahoo! email address, BUT YOU DO HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE GROUP TO SEND AN EMAIL TO IT.

To subscribe to the group send a blank email from your existing email address to




To start sending messages to the group, send an email to




If you do not wish to belong to BIRDING-NZ once you have joined, you may unsubscribe by sending a blank email to




To learn more about the BIRDING-NZ group, including all the information above, as well as a description of the group, recent postings, etc., please visit

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BIRDING-NZ