Blogger: eDay Communications Manager, Lara Charles “Reduce, re-use and recycle” is an environmental mantra the world over. While this is a way of life for some, most of society have adopted “replace” as our mantra – updating and replacing household goods at a rate faster than any time in human history. We are a society geared towards […]

Blogger: Top of the South Conservation Advocate, Debs Martin “You’ve got it lucky”, a West Coaster said in reference to the weather forecast.  And indeed we had.  This river receives 6 metres of rainfall a year –half of this usually falls in the month of October.   Labour Weekend – and we were set for […]

Blogger: Web Manager for Forest & Bird, Mandy Herrick Trap designer Robbie Greig is what you’d call a possumologist. He has spent umpteen hours examining their anatomy, observing their family life and dishing up various foods to them so he can develop a deep understanding of their palette. Indeed, if you searched through the filofax […]

Blogger: Web Manager for Forest & Bird, Mandy Herrick The extinction status that was slapped down on our South Island kokako in 2007 no doubt set off a wave of furrowed brows, disgruntled sighs and shouty letters. Prior to 2007, it hovered on the cusp of extinction for nigh on 40 years – and despite […]

Blogger: Forest & Bird’s Conservation Advocate, Nic Vallance I’m a fan of anything that is just a little quirky, and I have to say that the wrybill or ngutuparore has got the quirk factor all sewn up when it comes to New Zealand birds.  It’s the only bird in the word with a bill bent sideways, […]

Guest blogger: Forest & Bird’s Conservation Advocate Quentin Duthie The Government is sharpening bulldozer blades and oil-rig drills. It’s prioritising digging and drilling for non-renewable resources over regulation and protection of the natural environment that our economy depends on. Undeterred by the embarrassing u-turn on Schedule 4, Minister Brownlee is charging ahead with efforts to facilitate […]

Guest blogger: Campaign manager for the White-faced Storm Petrel, Chris Gaskin We’ve all been amazed by the trans-Pacific journeys of godwits, Alaskan breeders that make their way to our shores. For my mind, the migration journey’s prize must go to this bird – the white-faced storm petrel – my contender for Bird of the Year. […]

Guest blogger: Co-campaign manager for the Fernbird, Anne Fenn Fernbird (Bowdleria punctata to science, Matata, Kotata or Toetoe to Maori, and swamp sparrow to early European settlers) is truly deserving of the title ‘Bird of the Year’. This bird is unique to New Zealand and spends the large majority of its time in the tangled […]

Blogger: Campaign Manager for the kea, Tiff Stewart It’s hard to understand why anyone’d consider any of the other birds. The kea have it all – attitude, physical prowess, grace, style, strength, stamina, curiosity, brains. And to top that off, they spend their lives playing! What more recommendation is there? A kea’s day is taken […]