Take a drive along Coromandel’s spectacular scenic 309 Road and there’s a spot, somewhere around halfway between Coromandel town and Whitianga where a tarseal street branches off from the famous winding gravel 309. A steel security gate stops the curious from venturing any further without an … [Read More...] about Hidden haven off Coromandel’s 309 Road
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Tiny alpine bird is an avid collector of feathers
Many people will never see a rock wren. Not everyone makes it up to the alpine and sub-alpine zone and the tiny rock wren doesn’t venture below the treeline. That makes it our only true alpine bird. (Kea and other alpine-living birds do sometimes … [Read More...] about Tiny alpine bird is an avid collector of feathers
Mamaku Point ranger doesn’t let age hold him back
Ernie Mason remembers that growing up, helping his parents break in their farm, he was always a kid for the bush… always hunting. Its a love that’s stayed with him throughout his working life. At 72 years old Ernie is still going strong, working … [Read More...] about Mamaku Point ranger doesn’t let age hold him back
Meet NZ’s very ‘unfroglike’ frogs
Aotearoa’s amphibians are not your typical frogs. Think of everything you know about frogs and chances are New Zealand’s native frogs do things differently. Frogs croak loudly right? Not ours. Frogs lay eggs that hatch into tadpoles? Nope – our … [Read More...] about Meet NZ’s very ‘unfroglike’ frogs
Farm between two forests rich in rare wildlife
Dan Herries manages Taramoa Station in Puketitiri, Hawke’s Bay, a 564 hectare sheep and beef farm which lies between two significant and beautiful blocks of forest – an 800-year-old, unmilled podocarp forest known as Ball’s Clearing Scenic Reserve … [Read More...] about Farm between two forests rich in rare wildlife
Many-legged giant predator stalks NZ forests
‘Giantism’ is a bit of a thing on isolated islands – Aotearoa/New Zealand once had its giant eagle and giant moa – and we still have a few giants out there lurking in the undergrowth. One of those is our giant centipede (Cormocephalus rubriceps). … [Read More...] about Many-legged giant predator stalks NZ forests