I loved the idea of making tracking tunnels!We had to cut the cardboard into 5 bits.Then we had to hold it and tape it together. We were looking for some tracking tunnels.Pete was telling us about how tracking tunnels help us track invasive species. Blog post by KCC member, Emma (age 8)

It all started on January 1st when my family and I decided to go on a day trip. We went  to a beach called Te Arai where we expected  some very good waves to boogie-board on we spent about 4 hours playing in the waves and eating before things really started to happen… My sister […]

Me and my grandma went to the Brook Sanctuary on Saturday for a KCC activity. We all gathered around at the house as Katrina took the roll. Then Rick showed us some wetas his son had caught in some jars. We had some time to explore the house and press the buttons with bird calls. […]

On Saturday, 16th of September, my family and I visited Brook Sanctuary with the Nelson Tasman Kiwi Conservation Club. It was our first time visiting and I’d reckon we will go back there again!  I learned new things like how Kōtukutuku  – a red velvety purple tree fuchsia flower- would sometimes make birds (commonly Bellbirds) heads go purple when […]

This story comes from Conservation Hero Judah (aged 6)… My brother Malachi (aged 9) and I had just come in from surfing at Pauanui and our dad was out surfing in the big waves.  The big waves were coming onto the beach and some went right up to where a dotterel was nesting. She was sitting on […]

By Arlo (age 11) from KCC North Taranaki It was the sixth of October, and we where going to Lake Rotokare on a hunt for the wonderful and mischievous animals of Aotearoa. We started of by learning all the native birds that lived here at the sanctuary – there were tons! After that, Ash, our […]

By Eden (age 6) My name is Eden and I love native birds. During the lockdowns, my family learnt all about different New Zealand animals. For our kiwi week, we did lots of activities and made things all about kiwis. We visited the Native Bird Recovery Centre in Whangarei. We saw a talking tui and […]

By Memory (age 13) from Howick Intermediate Archey’s frogs are the smallest most endangered amphibians in New Zealand. They  were once very common in many areas in New Zealand, but due to a disease called chytridiomycosis that’s not the case anymore. Chytridiomycosis is a disease that mainly affects amphibians. It’s a type of infectious fungus […]

By Milan (age 12) from Howick Intermediate Kiwi are the most well known native bird of Aotearoa, but, kiwi are also slowly dying because of the threats they need to handle. There is a high possibility that kiwis will go extinct if things don’t change. Kiwi are facing three main problems: predators, loss of habitat, […]

By Chris (age 11) from Howick Intermediate “Pūkeko” is the Māori name for the purple swamp hen, and I think they’re pretty cool. My grandparents live right next to a river. When I go for sleepovers, I see the pūkeko come up and peck at the lawn. I see a lot of pūkeko when I […]