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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 11 January 1940, Page 6

Wekas Heard A Wanganui farmer states that wekas have been heard again in the Okoia district. These wingless birds disappeared m 1918, and it is believed that they were attacked by a tick, which ate into the necks ol the birds and they died out within a month. The same tick attacked teal duck and caused thorn to become almost extinct in localities where they were very plentiful. Feature at Australian Pavilion Special children’s sessions have been arranged in the Australian pavilion theatre at the Exhibition. Daily at 3.30 p.m. and 7 p.m., the children’s session for the next three weeks will be comprised of the following items: Teddy bears' picnic, surf boats, diving, the peculiar platypus, big-game fishing, native corroboree, buckjumping, ski-ing, surfing, seals at Phillip Island, beach sport at Lome. As well as children’s special sessions, new programmes of interesting Australian films have replaced those that have attracted the attention of thousands during the past weeks.