NZ ON SCREEN To celebrate NZ’s unique natural taonga, Peter Hayden has curated a highlights collection from three decades of NHNZ productions. Aotearoa’s landforms and its magnificent menagerie of natural oddities – birds, insects, trees like nowhere else on the planet – are showcased in 15 award-winning titles. From Discovery Channel and David Bellamy, to [...]
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The Nature Collection
Posted in Aotearoa, bbc, birds, botanical, conservation, ecological, extinction, National Park, nature, new zealand, nz, stephen fry, tvnz, Uncategorized, video, tagged Aotearoa, David Bellamy, Discovery Channel, NHNZ, nz on screen, NZONSCREEN, Peter Hayden, taonga on June 7, 2011 |
Top predator makes spectacular return to capitalHutt Vally
Posted in conservation, ecological, environment, extinction, Falcon, island, karori sanctuary, nature, new zealand, new zealand tourism, upper hutt, wellington, tagged black backed gulls, ducks, Eastbourne, eco-sanctuary, Falcon, fledgings, Hutt Valley, Karori, kereru, new zealand, New Zealand falcons, new zealand tourism, restoration, wellington, Zealandia on December 21, 2009 |
Scoop: Top predator makes spectacular return to capital Photo by Tom Lynch, ZEALANDIA/Karori Sanctuary Trust. Click to enlarge Press Release: Zealandia New Zealand’s top predator makes spectacular return to the capital Conservation staff at the groundbreaking ZEALANDIA eco-sanctuary in Wellington believe they have found the first New Zealand falcons to have hatched in the city since the species disappeared as [...]
Match-making on Mana Island
Posted in bird, birds, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, ecological, environment, extinction, island, mana, nature, new zealand, nz, takahe, wellington, wildlife on July 11, 2008 |
A blind date with one of six eligible bachelors awaits a young female takahe when she is released onto Mana Island today. The seven-month-old bird, named Moa, will be paired with a single male on the island in the hope that they’ll eventually breed. Moa became sick early last week and was airlifted from her [...]
Birds moved to new pest free home
Posted in Aotearoa, birds, bush, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, Doubtful Sound, ecological, environment, extinction, fiordland, island, Kakaruai, National Park, nature, new zealand, nz, Saddleback, Secretary Island, South Island Robin, Uncategorized, wildlife on March 26, 2008 |
Birds moved to new pest free home | NATIONAL | NEWS | tvnz.co.nz Thirty threatened Kakaruai birds have been successfully transferred to New Zealand’s newest sanctuary. Secretary Island, a 8,000 hectare island at the western end of Doubtful Sound in the Fiordland National Park, will be the new home to the Kaharuai, or South Island [...]
Endangered Species Highlighted in Tourism Report
Posted in Aotearoa, conservation, dolphin, ecological, environment, extinction, Hector's, Maui's, nature, new zealand, nz, South Island Hector's, wildernesses, wildlife, world on March 26, 2008 |
Scoop: Endangered Species Highlighted in Tourism Report Click to enlarge New Zealand has received the worst possible ranking, last amongst 130 countries, for its protection of threatened species, according to the World Economic Forum’s latest Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report (T&TCR) Care for the Wild International chief executive, Dr Barbara Maas, who is currently in [...]
Iconic weta being relocated into central Christchurch
Posted in birds, bush, Christchurch, ecological, environment, kahikatea, lizard, nature, new zealand, south island, tv3, video, weta, wildlife, zoo on March 17, 2008 |
TV3 > News > Weather/Environment News > Story > Iconic weta being relocated into central Christchurch They are not the prettiest in the insect kingdom but weta are an iconic New Zealand species – and they are going places. Tree weta are being collected on Banks Pensinsula as part of a project to move them [...]
$35m plan to rid island of rats and feral cats
Posted in cat, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, ecological, environment, Inspiration, island, kakapo, kokako, mohua, nature, new zealand, nz, possum, rat, Saddleback, Stewart Island, teal, trust, video, wildlife on March 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
$35m plan to rid island of rats and feral cats – 11 Mar 2008 – NZ Herald: New Zealand and International environment and global warming news oil painting of South island Tomtit by Peter Jean Caley Stewart Island interests are considering an ambitious $35 million proposal to eradicate rats, wild cats and possums from the [...]
Zoos leap into action to help save frogs
Posted in Auckland, climate change, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, ecological, environment, extinction, Frogs, lizard, new zealand, Wetlands, Whistling frog, zoo on February 29, 2008 |
Scoop: Zoos leap into action to help save frogs Image by Paddy Ryan Auckland Zoo is inviting Kiwis to join it in leaping into the global Amphibian Ark Year of the Frog campaign, which will be helping to save the four endangered New Zealand native frog species. Tonight’s Wild Bean Cafe ZooMusic Katchafire concert will [...]
New reserve opens at Catlins
Posted in bird, birds, cat, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, Dunedin, ecological, environment, extinction, Inspiration, island, new zealand, nz, Penguin, south island, trust, tv3, video, wildlife, Yellow-eyed Penguin on November 28, 2007 |
TV3 > Video – Browse All > Weather/Environment Video The country’s newest public reserve has opened on the Catlins coast, to provide a safe haven for the endangered Yellow-eyed penguin. The Department of Conservation has teamed up with a community trust to create a long strip of protected coastline, about two hours south of Dunedin. [...]
Falcons find an unlikely friend in the mohua
Posted in Aotearoa, bird, birds, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, ecological, environment, extinction, Falcon, nature, new zealand, south island, yellowhead on November 19, 2007 |
It is an unlikely partnership – the predatory New Zealand falcon and the endangered mohua – but they are thriving side by side. The falcon, a species in gradual decline, and the mohua (yellowhead) are benefiting from a predator control programme in the Catlins River Walk area of the Catlins Forest Park in Southland. It [...]
Kiwi sanctuary helping against extinction
Posted in Aotearoa, Auckland, bird, birds, bush, chick, ecological, extinction, island, kiwi, nature, new zealand, nz, sustainability, tv3, video, wildlife on November 19, 2007 |
TV3 > News > Weather/Environment News > Story > Kiwi sanctuary helping against extinction They have been nothing more than a distant memory in the Auckland region for more than half a century, but now, kiwis are set to make a return. Forty of the birds have been transported to the Tawharanui sanctuary from an [...]
Vodafone gets in behind the Yellow-eyed Penguins
Posted in bird, birds, conservation, Dunedin, ecological, Inspiration, nature, new zealand, Penguin, south island, sponsorship, sustainability, trust, wildlife, Yellow-eyed Penguin on October 10, 2007 |
Scoop: Vodafone gets in behind the Yellow-eyed Penguins Vodafone and Run The Red are excited to announce Donatelive! a new service which is the first of its kind in New Zealand. The service enables customers with Vodafone live! capable handsets to donate to the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust. Users can donate $3, $5 or $9 and [...]
New Zealand albatross making massive flights
Posted in Albatross, Aotearoa, bird, birds, chick, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, ecological, extinction, Inspiration, new zealand, travel, wildlife, world on October 10, 2007 |
New Zealand albatross making massive flights – New Zealand news on Stuff.co.nz Three New Zealand birds are enjoying their big OE and are not expected back for years. The three northern royal albatross are being monitored as part of a Massey University PhD student’s research into their behaviour. Conservation Minister Chris Carter said a chick [...]
Long Gully control programme to protect native birds and bush
Posted in birds, bush, ecological, environment, karori sanctuary, nature, new zealand, nz, possum, rat, sustainability, trees, wellington, wildlife, wrc on October 3, 2007 |
Greater Wellington – Long Gully control programme to protect native birds and bush Native birds and bush in Long Gully, near the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, will benefit from a possum and rat control operation which begins on Monday 8 October 2007. The operation is part of an ongoing programme to keep possum and rat numbers [...]
DOC goes digital intoducing- “meet the locals” tvnz6
Posted in birds, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, ecological, environment, life, meet the locals, nature, new zealand, nz, sustainability, travel, trees, tvnz, wildlife, world on October 1, 2007 |
Some of the country’s shyest, weirdest and rarest inhabitants have stepped into the limelight on TVNZ’s new digital channel, TVNZ 6. Meet the Locals is a new series of four-minute shows featuring everything from electric fishing for our enigmatic native fish, to getting up close and personal with New Zealand’s mysterious short-tailed bats. The series [...]
Rare bats landing at Auckland Zoo
Posted in Aotearoa, Auckland, bat, bush, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, ecological, environment, extinction, island, Kapiti Island, maori, Mount Bruce, nature, new zealand, nz, short-tailed bats, wairarapa on September 28, 2007 |
Scoop: Rare bats landing at Auckland Zoo click on the Image by Peter Schouten for more on the short-tailed bat The Department of Conservation (DOC), Auckland Zoo, and iwi, Kahungunu ki Wairarapa and Rangitane o Wairarapa, are hopeful that the bats will successfully breed to assist the recovery plan for this genetically unique group. The [...]
Frogs in Focus at Orana wildlife park
Posted in Christchurch, conservation, ecological, environment, extinction, Frogs, Hochstetter’s frog, island, Maud Island frog, nature, new zealand, nz, Orana Wildlife Park, wetland, Wetlands, Whistling frog, wildlife on September 26, 2007 |
New Zealand Tourism News – press releases, product updates. click on the image for some real new zealand frogs New Zealand’s unique frogs are among the most endangered species in the world! They need all the help they can get so Orana Wildlife Park is partnering with Cadbury Freddo Frog to support and promote frog [...]
Rat stopped from getting to Tiritiri Matangi
Posted in Auckland, birds, conservation, doc, ecological, environment, island, new zealand, Norway rat, nz, Saddleback, Tiritiri Matangi, wildlife on September 18, 2007 |
Rat stopped from getting to Tiritiri Matangi: Media releases A Norway rat found on a ferry due to sail to Tiritiri Matangi was stopped from getting to the island sanctuary due to quick action by the ferry operator. “All we need is one pregnant rodent to come ashore on Tiritiri and we would have a [...]
Mainland — 18 Years of Supporting Penguins
Posted in Aotearoa, bird, birds, chick, conservation, ecological, environment, Inspiration, nature, new zealand, nz, Penguin, sponsorship, sustainability, trust, wildernesses, wildlife on September 14, 2007 |
Scoop: Mainland — 18 Years of Supporting Penguins click on image for mainland The Commitment: Mainland has been a major sponsor of the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust since 1989. The association has become far more than just another sponsorship arrangement and is thought to be one of the longest standing relationships between a corporate and a [...]
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