Alison Ballance looks back at the 1,000+ stories she has made, and revisits stone-eating spotted shags and urban eagle rays

As Alison Ballance prepares to stand down as host of Our Changing World, she looks back at the more than 1,000 stories she has made and revisits some favourites.

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This week's theme is wildlife spectacles 'under our noses.'

Stone-eating spotted shags turn up at dawn on Tata Beach, in Golden Bay - and Alison headed there in 2013.

In 2015, she went in search of urban eagle rays in Wellington's inner harbour.

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