Discovering giant penguins in New Zealand
An extension from the article in Wild Things issue 135 (winter 2017) by Dr. Daniel Thomas, Senior Lecturer in Vertebrate Zoology at...
KCC Book Reviews: Mister King’s Incredible Journey
This is Anania’s full book review. The first paragraph is also printed in Wild Things issue 135 (winter). [This book]…...
Te Papa’s Penguin Box Design Challenge video
In issue 135 of Wild Things, we are asking you to put on your problem solving hat and share your ideas to...
Why are there more penguins in the South?
Ever wondered why there are more penguins found in the South of New Zealand? One explanation comes from the legend of...
Penguin Boxes on Great Barrier Island – Charlie Thomas
MAD is a youth leadership programme for the environmentally minded, and run through Auckland Council. In this video MAD members team...
KCC Mascots: Introducing The Elements Huia – our biodiversity mascot
Cleaning up our roadside
Our family organised a roadside clean up. We worked along a 5 km stretch of rural road, and got all the rubbish...
Easter Camp
A story by Hannah (age 10) from KCC Hastings-Havelock North At Easter camp on Friday I met up with my...
Te Iwa o Matariki | The Nine Stars of Matariki
Find out 2022 Matariki activities/resource here ⬅️ Our 2017 Matariki activities/resource below ⬇️ On Sunday 25 June, we started our...
Make an anti-predation collar for your cat!
This video comes from Making With Purpose. Help protect the birds in your backyard and neighbourhood with this easy project....
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