I’m not a big fan of working hard to separate birds. This isn’t just because I’m lazy. That’s part of it, for sure, and...

While I have previously praised the efforts of the Department of Conservation and other large conservation organisations, so today let me sing the praises...

In my opinion, if you’re a birder you should diver too. Not because you generally see many birds while diving, although the experience of...

This weekend we made an escape to the Waiarapa, the wine region nearest to Wellington. The purpose of the trip was nothing to do...

One of the nice things about living in New Zealand and being the beat writer for that place is that I can pretty much...

Autumn, or fall, as Americans persist in calling it, is not a season I am experiencing at the moment. Because of my location it...

If you’re into family ticks, and into armchair ticks, well, I hope you’ve been to New Zealand, because the island just got another endemic...

Last weekend I made another dash for the countryside, this time visiting the Taranaki region of western North Island. The region is named for...