5 last-minute eco-friendly Christmas gifts from Pūkaha by Sarah Watkins Sort your last-minute Christmas gifts at Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre, and take some time out too. The nature-inspired gift shop at the Visitor Centre is only 20 minutes drive north of...
ANZAC Bridge – leading to a brighter future by Alex Wall Photos contributed by Esther Bunning and Friends of ANZAC Bridge A short drive north along State Highway 2, just 2.7 kilometres past Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre sits ANZAC Bridge at Kaiparoro. The...
Telling the story of conservation – a student internship at Pūkaha by Rachael Dell Photos by Jack O’Connor When an Australian university recommended its students explore conservation beyond the classroom, it led science student Jack O’Connor across...
The return of Pūkaha to Rangitāne by Rachael Dell Pūkaha was once known as ‘the great domain of Whātonga’ – Te Tapere Nui o Whātonga. The forest was lush and dense and stretched from the mountains north of Dannevirke, across to the Ruahine Ranges and back down to...
Our Newest Arrival by Alex Wall Photos: Tara Swan Which bird is black and tan and rarely seen in any New Zealand forest? Need some clues? Once common throughout the North Island, its numbers were decimated by the introduction of rats and stoats that arrived...
