Creatura Blog
The New Zealand tomtit is a sweet little nugget
With a large head, tiny beak, and a round, puffed-out little body, the tomtit fits perfectly into the Australasian robins family.
Tag: new zealand
Adventure
Ice amongst the rainforest
Three female alpine-addicts pull together a motley crew of adventurers to tackle a bespoke version of New Zealand’s historic Symphony on Skis ski-mountaineering route traversing the South Island.
Creatura Blog
New Zealand’s Hector dolphins are the smallest and rarest in the world
At 1.7 metres long and roughly 50 kg, the Hector’s dolphin is a diminutive little thing.
News
Aurora Australis may light up Australian skies this week
Nature’s most spectacular light show may make a rare appearance in skies of southernmost Australia.
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.
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.