Photo: Supplied / Department of Conservation

Three murderous mallards have been euthanised after preying on pΕ«teketeke chicks in Canterbury's Mackenzie basin.

Department of Conservation (DOC) rangers were shocked when a person sent in photos of three ducks hunting and killing freshly hatched native pΕ«teketeke (Australasian crested grebe) chicks next to Lake Alexandrina, south of Lake Tekapo.

The pΕ«teketeke garnered international attention in 2023 when comedian John Oliver succe

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