Kiwi: New Zealand native land birds - Department of Conservation
Tokoeka – 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 ...
Walking and tramping: things to do - Department of Conservation
Tramping safety. Essential tips and information from the Mountain Safety Council for a safe and successful tramp. Plan my walk app. Select a DOC track to get the latest conditions and build your own plan with the Mountain Safety Council to share with others.
Kākāpō: New Zealand native land birds - Department of …
Sirocco 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 ...
Nature: New Zealand Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai
Native animals. New Zealand has many unique native fish, insects, birds, lizards and frogs. Our only native mammals are bats and marine mammals.
Possums: New Zealand animal pests and threats - Department of …
Typically, adult possums are 65 to 95 cm long and weigh 1.4 to 6.4 kg. Possums are nocturnal and can live anywhere where there is shelter and a varied food supply. They are now widespread across most of New Zealand. The main habitat is forest, and possum densities can be particularly high in podocarp-broadleaf forests.
Tuatara: New Zealand reptiles - Department of Conservation
Tuatara 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 …
Takahē: NZ native land birds - Department of Conservation
The flightless takahē (South Island takahē; Porphyrio hochstetteri), is the world’s largest living rail (a family of small-medium sized ground-dwelling birds with short wings, large feet and long toes).The North Island takahē (moho; P. mantelli) is unfortunately extinct. Takahē have special cultural, spiritual and traditional significance to Ngāi Tahu, the iwi (Māori tribe) of most of ...
New Zealand birds A - Z: Native animal conservation
From 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.
Stoats: Pests - Department of Conservation
Birds that nest in holes in tree trunks such as mohua, kākā and yellow-crowned kākāriki are easy prey for stoats who can take out eggs, chicks and incubating adults in one attack. Stoats are implicated in the extinction of South Island subspecies of bush wren, laughing owl and New Zealand thrush. Even a 3 kg takahe or 2 kg kakapo can be ...
Wētā: New Zealand invertebrates - Department of Conservation
Wētā. Wētā have been around long enough to see dinosaurs come and go and to evolve into more than 100 different species, all of them endemic to New Zealand. Wētā are incredible looking creatures. They range in size, but with their big bodies, spiny legs, and curved tusks, they are one of New Zealand's most recognisable creepy-crawlies.