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by southernlight • February 21, 2019

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Queenstown NZ and the iconic Remarkables Mountain Range

Queenstown NZ and the iconic Remarkables Mountain Range

The most delightful backdrop for visitors to Queenstown is the Remarkables mountain range. Loved alike by New Zealanders and tourists in all seasons, they’re best viewed from the town. The best viewing times are from mid morning onwards and especially at dusk. These iconic photos were all made just on sunset in early winter None of … Continue reading “Queenstown NZ and the iconic Remarkables Mountain Range”

A year of photography – 2019

A year of photography – 2019

There were various reasons for lots of local NZ travel in 2019, and fortunately I had the time often to not rush trips across the likes of Central Otago, e.g. Wanaka to Dunedin and return. The images below are very roughly in chronological order, but being lots of them I’ve uploaded with speed in mind … Continue reading “A year of photography – 2019”

The Dunedin Botanic Garden

The Dunedin Botanic Garden

I often go to Dunedin for many varied reasons, and one of the delights of every trip is a visit or two to the oldest botanical garden in New Zealand, which was established in 1863. There are two parts of the Dunedin Botanic Garden, linked indiscernibly, known as the upper gardens and the lower gardens … Continue reading “The Dunedin Botanic Garden”

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[Makarora Catchment]: Aspiring Biodiversity Trust

Monitoring the endangered rock wren within the alpine basins of the Makarora catchment

Monitoring the endangered rock wren within the alpine basins of the Makarora catchment

Focused on two alpine study sites; the Crucible Basin within the Siberia Valley and the Upper Lucidus/Castalia Basin within the north branch of the Wilkin Valley with extension into adjacent basins. Rock wren monitoring transects defined and surveyed initially for both sites during 2017/2018. The results of this survey work guided deployment of alpine invasive …

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Return of the kaka at Makarora

This season has seen the return of the South Island kaka (Nestor meridionalis) in the Makarora valley as recorded in the early days by local residents and as documented partly by the work of the late Peter Child (1980’s). ABT’s baseline forest bird survey was undertaken on four occassions for the Shrimpton/ Charteris beech/ podocarp forest during …

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Get to know: New Zealand’s protected fishes

Get to know: New Zealand’s protected fishes

Did you know that over 1400 species of fish can be found in New Zealand waters? Nearly 300 of these species are endemic, meaning they’re found here and nowhere else.

learn how to identify marine species here!

Rangatahi mō Papatūānuku – 3 weeks to go

Rangatahi mō Papatūānuku – 3 weeks to go

We’re almost halfway through the six week submission period for the Rangatahi mō Papatūānuku video competition (open to ages 16 – 25).

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