Our Newest Arrival

Our Newest Arrival

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...
Our Oldest Inhabitants

Our Oldest Inhabitants

Our Oldest Inhabitants   by Alex Wall Tuatara are sometimes referred to as ‘Living Fossils’ because the oldest fossils of Tuatara are found in rocks from the Jurassic age – 180 million years ago. That means that the ancestors of Rewa and Taku were around at the time...
5 Ways To Get Your Team Involved in Conservation

5 Ways To Get Your Team Involved in Conservation

5 Ways To Get Your Team Involved in Conservation by Helen Cordery We often write about the ways people can get involved with conservation, but what about on a corporate level? The truth is social and environmental responsibility is now an important component of...
Remembering Kahurangi

Remembering Kahurangi

RememberingKahurangi the Kōkako by Helen Cordery December 2023 update: Kahurangi passed away but we’re leaving this page here to remember a special member of Pūkaha’s wonderful native wildlife. If you walk along the Pūkaha aviary track, you may hear...
What’s In Your Garden: Tītipounamu

What’s In Your Garden: Tītipounamu

What’s In Your Garden: Tītipounamu by Helen Cordery Imagine this: you are walking through the forest on a cool, damp day. There is dew hanging from the fern fronds, a deep ‘squelch’ underfoot and nothing but the distant screech of kākā and flapping of heavy...