In his comment in last week’s post on the Marlborough Sounds, Beat writer Jochen described the New Zealand Fantail as one of the best...
I’m off to South Island this weekend for a visit to my favourite destination, Kaikoura! To celebrate, here are some shots of something not remotely albatross...
When I first visited New Zealand, back in 2000, the Stichbird was just a rare species of honeyeater (Meliphagidae), one of three representatives of...
Little Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland was already one of the most important offshore reserves in New Zealand. The island was...
They stole it from us. Sneaky little hobbitses. Wicked, tricksy, false! Gollum (the film version) It can’t have escaped your notice that there is...
Once upon a time the average bird on Earth was a rail. Before humans spread across the oceans of the world, wiping out huge...
While most readers will be enjoying some measure of nice weather up north here in Wellington we are currently being lashed by one of...
Just a quick post today to appreciate one of New Zealand’s most attractive birds, the Paradise Shelduck. This is brought about by a visit...
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