Creatura Blog
The extraordinary survival story of the black robin
This is the black robin of New Zealand, a formidable little nugget that has set new standards for how we save the world’s most endangered birds from the brink of extinction.
Tag: new zealand
Wildlife
The weird, flightless birds of New Zealand
During 60 million years of isolation, a host of unusual birds evolved in New Zealand, many of which are now extinct or endangered.
History & Culture
The New Zealand convicts sent to Australia
Soon after it became a British colony, New Zealand began shipping the worst of its offenders across the Tasman Sea.
News
New Zealand’s Alpine Fault reveals extreme underground heat and fluid pressure
An international team has discovered extreme underground conditions at New Zealand’s Alpine Fault, which is due to rupture in a major earthquake in the next few decades.
Wildlife
Not a lizard nor a dinosaur, tuatara is the sole survivor of a once-widespread reptile group
A national icon in New Zealand, tuatara are the only living example of a reptile group that was widespread 60-240 million years ago.
News
Kea playfulness is contagious, study finds
These New Zealand parrots are the first birds to demonstrate ‘contagious’ positive emotions – just like how humans can make each other laugh.
Adventure
Surprise packet
New Zealand’s Heaphy Track packs so much into its 74.8km length it’s surprising more walkers don’t put it at the top of their list
Destinations
Mountains to sea: Hollyford Track, NZ
If you’re looking for a trek that takes in stunning mountain scenery, as well as lakes, rivers, waterfalls, dense forest and coastline – without the hard slog – then New Zealand’s Hollyford Track should be on your list.
Adventure
Kings of Karangarua River, New Zealand
You don’t have to travel to far-flung places to paddle something new. As the winners of the 2015 The North Face Adventure Grant found, sometimes you can find virgin waterways in your own backyard.
News
New Zealand wants to be ‘predator-free’ by 2050
Possums, rats and stoats to be targeted in world-first large-scale pest eradication program across the ditch.