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buff weka
kākāriki / nz parakeet
kakī / black stilt
kārearea / nz falcon
kea
kōtuku / white heron
ngutu pare / wrybill
ruru / morepork
taiko / black petrel
takahe
toutouwai / south island robin
tui
tūturiwhatu / NZ dotterel
white-faced heron
tarapirohe / blackfronted tern
tarapuka / black-billed gull

Wanaka Images and Photography

Te Wahipounamu South West New Zealand World Heritage Area – a true treasure of mountains, bush, beaches and forest

This area of New Zealand’s remote and rugged South Westland is truly worthy of World Heritage status bestowed sometime ago by UNESCO. It extends south from the Cook River to Fiordland and encompasses the Franz and Fox Glaciers – 2.6 million-hectares in total. One of the benefits of living in the Wanaka area is it … Continue reading Te Wahipounamu South West New Zealand World Heritage Area – a true treasure of mountains, bush, beaches and forest

The Nevis Valley, a vast area in Central Otago with a rich gold mining history

The Nevis is one of my favourite haunts, close to Wanaka, that never fails to surprise with it’s variety and deep sense of history. If you’ve lots of time too and a 4wd, it is a great way to get to-and-fro from Southland to Central Otago… Older images of the valley in various seasons >>

The Young Australian Waterwheel

When gold was discovered in Bannockburn near Cromwell in 1862 it was not soon before enterprising miners climbed higher up the Carrick Range behind the alluvial workings, to look for the quartz reefs that fed the terraces below, that are now sluiced away. By 1876, based on good returns and the knowledge that more water … Continue reading The Young Australian Waterwheel

Recent Posts by DOC: Conservation blog

Three days at the Burwood Takahē Centre

Not many people can say they have had a hands-on experience with takahē but last month, I was lucky enough to travel to Fiordland to learn more about the Takahē Recovery Programme and get a behind the scenes taste of what happens at the Burwood Takahē Centre – the hub of the takahē breeding programme in Te Anau.

Keeping an eye on the crayfish

In the last 14 years, thousands of rock lobster in and around Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve have been caught, sexed, measured, checked and carefully returned to their homes. Nic Toki joined DOC ranger Jamie Quirk to find out how and why it happens.