Today I am going to be talking about why I think the New Zealand Falcon are the best. I believe that the New Zealand Falcon are the best because they are very intelligent and fast. The Māori name for the Falcon is Kārearea. The New Zealand Falcon is the only Falcon in New Zealand. Around […]

Kids from Porirua East School made these wicked cool windsocks with the team from Pātaka Art + Museum. Aren’t they inspiring? Make your own windsock with these instructions and template: http://kcc.org.nz/portfolio/native-fish-windsocks/    

By Sally Lashmar, Owhango Alive A few weeks ago I received a text saying that I had a “present” in my garage.  This was not unusual, as I am part of the local predator trapping/weed control volunteer group, “Owhango Alive”, in the Central North Island.  I had discovered a variety of offerings in the garage (HQ) […]

By Magnolia (age 7) I like playing with my cats (Honey Lemon and Black Cat), and my baby sister. I like native birds, they are beautiful singers and New Zealand is a very special place for them. We are trying to attract native birds into our school. We have 2 tūī in the trees and […]

Record yourself singing a line of our “12 Fish of Christmas” carol, and you could feature in our special Christmas social media activity! Post your video on YouTube and send a link to it to kcc@forestandbird.org.nz by 23 November. Make sure to get permission from your caregivers to take part. We will share videos via […]

Beaked whales are the largest family of whales after dolphins, yet little is known about them. They’re seldom seen at sea, and some species are known only from skeletal remains found on beaches. 13 species are recorded from New Zealand. The  “world’s rarest whale” – or at least the least known whale the spade-toothed whale […]

Whale riding is part of many Māori stories and traditions. Here is Opiki School students retelling the story of Paikea, a tipuna (ancestor) from Ngāti Porou.

By Ailsa Howard, Hutton’s Shearwater Charitable Trust, and Chairperson, F&B Kaikōura branch In the South Island, about halfway between Christchurch and Picton, there are two parallel mountain ranges, known as the Inland and Seaward Kaikōuras. As mountains go, they are very young and steep, and the rocks that make them up are very soft and crumbly. Many areas are dangerous because of […]

Cameron sent in this picture of him with a little snapper. He’s learning about conserving our fish. He says, “The undersized ones go back no matter how proud you are of your fish.”