DOES Central Hawkes Bay have a link with the famous Loch Ness which is reputed
to have a monster lurking within its depths? Recently there have been many arguments
about the authenticity of sightings, not of a monster, but of a large duck that
stands over a metre tall, which has been seen in much of central Hawkes Bay.
The first sightings of the shy creature were made in early May by some duck
shooters in the Tikokino area, and since then he has been spotted in Omakere,
Ongaonga, Pukehou and even as far south as Porangahau. Sightings are usually
brief and made by one or two individuals meaning that that genuineness of the
sightings has not been verified by experts.
The above photograph was brought into CHB Mail by an amateur photographer as
proof of the duckís existence, but does this fit the pattern of the Loch
Ness pictures of its monster?
