LOS ANGELES, Nov.

Residents of New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula said the government has mistakenly identified a dolphin that frequently visits the coast as a female. Locals said Moko, a dolphin that has long been visiting the Mahia coast, is consistently referred to as a female by the New Zealand Department of Conservation, but residents have known for months that the marine mammal is a male, The Dominion Post reported Tuesday. I noticed in the early stages that, when the dolphin was away from the crowds and a male and female couple were playing with him in deeper water, he would always try hard to prevent the female from returning to the boat; in fact he can become very amorous with females, resident Bill Shortt said.

By SHARPE, Marty FOUR hundred grass carp introduced to a Hawke's Bay lake have chewed their way through an aquatic weed called an "aggressive environmental cancer".

Hawke's Bay Airport making push for international status. ------- ------------- Hawke's Bay's push to develop an international airport is a timely reminder Palmerston North must get its act together, according to city airport boss Garry Goodman. "We need to get on with things here," he said.

HAWKE'S BAY may be used for scenes of biblical proportions in a new feature film. Shooting of Kingdom Come, a film about the life of Jesus, will begin in February in locations around New Zealand, including rural Falstone in central Otago, Oamaru and Motueka.