
Charlie the Alexandra ringneck parakeet might belong to Mia, but the fields of Netherton belong to him. Photo: ALICE PARMINTER
Meet Charlie, self-styled ‘community pet’
The Hauraki Plains village of Netherton is home to farmers, families, and a parakeet with wanderlust. Charlie, a two-year-old Alexandra ringneck parakeet, is a socialite, poking his beak in at doors…