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Treasured kkako in the Hunua Ranges have suffered a blow this season with the impact of high pest numbers hindering breeding and threatening the population.

Auckland Council Biodiversity Manager Rachel Kelleher says results just in from the 2014/15 breeding season are much worse than expected.

"Every year we closely monitor six pairs of kkako in the Hunua Kkako Management Area (KMA) and from that monitoring we get an indication of the breeding success in the wider population.

"This years results are dismal with no fledging success at all and, of even greater concern, signs that adult birds have been lost," she says.

Monitoring this season was expanded to observe five additional pairs that have settled outside the managed area.

"The growth of the kkako population in the KMA over the last 20 years has seen birds move outside the pest-controlled area.

"Unfortunately, four of the five pairs weve been following outside the KMA appear to be missing altogether," she says.

The increase in pest numbers in the Hunua Ranges has prompted Auckland Council to change its approach to pest management in the wider ranges area. An aerial pest control operation using cereal baits that contain sodium fluoroacetate (1080) will be carried out in late winter.

Franklin Ward Councillor Bill Cashmore, a local resident and member of councils Political Advisory Group for this project, echos Ms Kellehers disappointment at this seasons kkako breeding results and emphasises the importance of a new pest management regime.

"Not only are we seeing treasured and threatened species like kkako affected by rats stealing from nests or adult birds predated by stoats, the wider forest is suffering.

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Invited guests get a first look at the new Browns Socialhouse restaurant in Brandon on Sunday afternoon. The restaurant, located at 1847 Queens Ave., officially opens at 4 p.m. on Tuesday.

A chic new restaurant with a year-round patio is ready to swing its doors open and invite people in to socialize.

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Prep work is done in a portion of the kitchen as invited guests get a first look at the new Browns Socialhouse restaurant in Brandon on Sunday afternoon. (TIM SMITH/BRANDON SUN)

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"It has been a long process but its exciting that it is finally here," said Darcy Paton, general manager of Browns Socialhouse Brandon. "Were definitely looking forward to opening up and giving people a new dining option in Brandon."

The restaurant/pub had a soft opening over the weekend, where they hosted friends, family and other guests.

"Its all about training our staff and making sure everybody is as ready as they can be for when we open," Paton said.

The Brandon location is at 1847 Queens Ave., where the former A&W restaurant was located. The all-season patio is encased by glass, features cosy couches and a "beer garden" sign.

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