So You Want To Be A Ranger? by Helen Cordery Have you been thinking about becoming a ranger in New Zealand but still have some niggling questions? Meet Eve MacKenzie, 26, our newest intern on the path to becoming a ranger to see what kind of things she gets up to...
The Wacky World of New Zealand Wētā by Helen Cordery Insects. Love them or hate them, insects are the true owners of our planet and one of the most famous has to be the New Zealand wētā. If you have ever lifted up old piles of firewood here, you may have come across...
7 Reasons for the Love Pūkaha Dinner by Helen Cordery Pūkaha relies on visitor numbers, generous sponsorship and large-scale events such as the annual Love Pūkaha fundraising dinner to achieve its forest restoration goals. This is one of the biggest nights on our...
Saving the Shore Plover by Helen Cordery As birds go, the tuturuatu (shore plover or shore dotterel) could do with some urgent PR. While it’s tiny and amusingly docile, very few New Zealanders have ever heard of them. In the meantime, this beautiful, endemic...
Discover Pūkaha A Journey into New Zealand Forest by Helen Cordery Pūkaha. The name means “windy mountain” but scratch beneath the surface and you find it is a whole lot more. It may be a national wildlife centre and successful breeding conservation site, but it’s...
