Peter Poortman – 12/03/09 New Zealand’s land and waters are home to over 3,000 different species of molluscs (soft bodied animals). Because of this country’s long isolation from other land masses, about 80% of these species are found nowhere else in the world. Most of these animals are very small and unlikely to be noticed,…
Karine Thomas – 22/11/07 Oceanic Discoverer, New Zealand’s premiere expedition-style luxury cruise series, has announced the 07/08 season’s list of guest lecturers, led by a distinguished Pacifica expert, a naturalist guide, and a leading conservation advocate. Guests can choose between 5-night (Auckland/Paihia) and 12-night (Auckland/Milford Sound) cruises from December to March ’08. To help you…
Reprinted from the University of Canterbury’s “Chronicle” – 18/02/05 Gigantic eagles swooping from the skies to rescue Frodo and Sam in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy may not be just the stuff of legends and fairytales, according to research published this week in the journal PloS Biology. Dr Richard Holdaway with a moa…
Gillian McDonald – 21/05/04 For the first time in New Zealand a tourism venture, Kiwi Encounter, will enable visitors to Rotorua to see kiwi “conservation in action” and at the same time support a facility dedicated to increasing the numbers of kiwi chicks raised for release in the wild. To add to the excitement, and…
Dorothy – 23/12/03 In the early years of the settlement of Christchurch the land was swampy and it was an unhealthy place to live. The Christchurch Drainage Board (CDB) was set up to manage the drainage of the city. Serious floods made life in the winter hazardous for those living in the low lying parts…
Lynley Hargreaves – 12/04/02 Mother kakapo feeding her chick Photo source DoC Kakapo, New Zealand’s rare parrots, have hatched an amazing twenty three chicks so far this season — boosting their population to seventy five. These unusual birds are the world’s heaviest parrots, look like owls and forage at night. They also cannot fly, smell…
Therese Banks – 15/12/00 Christchurch’s Electric Shuttle wins Resource Management Award Successfully operating now for almost two years, the designline Electric Shuttle has just been named joint overall winner of the Canterbury Resource Management Awards 2000. The judges said the low emission buses are part of an integrated approach to addressing significant urban transport issues…
Dorothy – 4/8/00 Earth has its Voices, but are we attuned to listening? Dream a Future, but do we focus on how we could make the future better? CCANZ Logo To bring us back to fuller awareness of the wonders of creation and environmental justice the Justice Peace and Service Programme of the Conference of…
Sean Weaver – 3/9/99 If you haven’t already done so, you may like to read the first article in this series. Timberlands and the National government are constantly claiming that the logging of West Coast forest is sustainable and is, therefore, nothing to worry about. They often add that anyone who does not support their…
Dr Neil Cherry – 20/8/99 Our weather in New Zealand is very variable because of our position. We are halfway between the equator and the south pole. This results in the dynamic movement of contrasting weather systems (anticyclones and depressions) which our prevailing westerlies carry onto the country, sometimes in a regular sequence and sometimes…
