Kiwi: New Zealand native land birds - Department of Conservation
WEBTokoeka – literally meaning 'weka with a walking stick' (Ngāi Tahu) - has three geographically and genetically distinct forms: Haast, Fiordland, and Rakiura (Stewart Island). The kiwi is a unique and curious bird: it cannot fly, has loose, hair-like feathers, strong legs and no tail. Learn more about the kiwi, the national icon of New ...
Kākāpō: New Zealand native land birds - Department of …
WEBSirocco is New Zealand's official Spokesbird for conservation. Kākāpō Recovery leads kākāpō conservation efforts today. They face major challenges due to kākāpō infertility and inbreeding. Nevertheless, they've had some triumphant successes using innovative techniques to grow the population. The history of kākāpō is a story of drama ...
Rats: New Zealand animal pests and threats - Department of …
WEBThe threat. Ship and Norway rats and kiore have a major impact in New Zealand because they are omnivores – eating birds, seeds, snails, lizards, fruit, weta, eggs, chicks, larvae and flowers. The varied diet of rats also makes them competitors with native wildlife for food sources. Ship rats are found in many different habitats around New ...
New Zealand native plants: Conservation - Department of …
WEBThe native flora of New Zealand is unique as it evolved in isolation for millions of years. 80% of our trees, ferns and flowering plants are endemic (found only in New Zealand). About 10–15% of the total land area of New Zealand is covered with native flora, from tall kauri and kohekohe forests to rainforest dominated by rimu, beech, tawa ...
Milford Track: Fiordland National Park, Fiordland region
WEBTe Rua-o-te-moko/Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre. Phone. +64 3 249 7924. Email. [email protected]. Address. Lakefront Drive. Te Anau 9600.
Facts about kiwi: NZ Native birds - Department of Conservation
WEBKiwi are ratites. The closest relatives to today’s kiwi are the extinct elephant birds from Madagascar. They are also related to emus and cassowaries of Australia, and the extinct moa of New Zealand. There are five species of kiwi: Kiwi can live for between 25 and 50 years. Chicks hatch fully feathered.
New Zealand birds A - Z: Native animal conservation
WEBFrom albatrosses to yellowheads, learn more about some of New Zealand's native birds. Call our emergency hotline 0800 DOC HOT (0800 362 468) immediately if you see anyone catching, harming or killing native wildlife. Popular: kākāpō, kea, kiwi, morepork, pūkeko, tūī. View by habitat: forest and mountain, sea and shore, wetland and river.
Tuatara: New Zealand reptiles - Department of Conservation
WEBTuatara are New Zealand’s largest reptile. Adult males are about 0.5 metres in length, and weigh up to 1.5 kg when fully grown. The male has a distinctive crest of spines running along the neck and down the back. He can erect these spines to attract females or when fighting with other males.
New Zealand parakeet/kākāriki: land birds - Department of …
WEBSpecies information: New Zealand parakeet/kākāriki on NZ Birds Online. Kākāriki are basically bright green in colour but can be identified by the distinguishing coloured areas on the head (although in the case of the Antipodes Island species, the head is entirely green). The yellow-crowned parakeet has a yellow patch on the head and a red ...
Hooker Valley Track - Department of Conservation
WEBThe track at dawn gives you a view of the first rays of the sun creeping over the Southern Alps, including over New Zealand’s highest peak, Aoraki /Mount Cook. The track leads through the sacred Tōpuni area of the Hooker Valley, which has special significance and values to Ngāi Tahu iwi, towards Aoraki /Mount Cook. The …