10Dec 9, 2015
Growing up in Wellington, I often saw our native birds in their element. Tūī swooped across the front yard, kererū perched precariously in the kōwhai trees and we were even treated to the kārearea/NZ falcon on rare occasions. Naturally I took an interest in our native birds and their curious ways. I spent a lot of time […]
11Dec 7, 2015
Caroline Wood gives a brief round up of news from the South Island gathering at Makarora, on the edge of Mount Aspiring National Park. It’s possibly the first time a real live bird has attended a Forest & Bird annual gathering as a guest. North Canterbury branch member Jackie Stevenson (pictured below) brought this little fellow – a […]
12Dec 7, 2015
Mistletoes grow in many countries around the world but New Zealand is home to eight unique species. Three are called the beech mistletoes because they primarily grow on southern beech trees. They have large, showy red or yellow flowers that are pollinated by native birds. Two closely related species, the green mistletoes, have small (2–5 millimetres) greenish-yellow flowers that are […]
13Dec 1, 2015
Our Forest & Bird North Shore branch KCC Co-ordinator Ann Brabant, took her KCC kids to Rangitoto Island for an adventure. Isabella Williams (9 years) writes about the trip below… I arrived at Devonport with my Dad and my sister Hannah. We were going to Rangitoto Island with KCC (Kiwi Conservation Club). We went into the […]
14Nov 22, 2015
Forest and Bird’s Upper Coromandel Branch is leading the local opposition to a controversial development currently being promoted by the Thames-Coromandel District Council (TCDC), to excavate 23 hectares of the foreshore of Coromandel Harbour to create a basin for a marina and an adjacent fast ferry terminal. Like many bays in the Hauraki Gulf, the […]
15Nov 21, 2015
A timewarp of 20 million years was experienced by a gathering of more than 60 people at KIWI 360 in Te Puke on Monday evening. The local Forest & Bird Branch hosted the meeting to make people aware of the rare Hochstetter’s frog living in the hills behind the town. The frog was discovered on […]
16Nov 16, 2015
A small population of critically endangered frogs that has fought against all odds to survive is being given a chance for long-term protection. The Hochstetter’s frog is one of four frog species endemic to New Zealand. Their love of watery climes has seen pockets of them survive in streams around Te Puke. The area is also home to […]
17Nov 4, 2015
When I was little I didn’t realise I was lucky to have seen a kiwi up close (and been able to touch it), to have helped catch and band young North Island robins, to spend a lot of my time in the regional parks around Auckland. My dad was involved in projects and I grew […]
18Nov 2, 2015
An incredible 600 delegates from 52 countries have come together for the 2nd World Seabird Conference in Cape Town. They will share insights and research on the conservation of the world’s seabirds. According to BirdLife International, seabirds are our most at-risk group of birds in the world. The global nature of seabirds means they know no […]