by Alex Ough Dealy | Mar 21, 2026 | Flora & Fauna
By Annie HillThe original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, March 2026 edition It’s fair to say that weasels (mustela nivalis) drew the short straw when they were introduced to Aotearoa, New Zealand. The smallest mustelid in the country, they were...
by Alex Ough Dealy | Mar 19, 2026 | Flora & Fauna, News, Publications
By Dr Vicky FroudeThe original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, March 2026 edition Russell Landcare Trust has made amazing progress in eliminating possums, rats, and most stoats from nearly 1000 ha of the 3000 ha Russell Peninsula. Map 1 shows...
by Alex Ough Dealy | Feb 9, 2026 | Flora & Fauna
By Annie HillThe original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, January 2026 edition Our town of Russell was originally named for these little birds: Kororāreka, means ‘sweet penguin’ and while, regrettably, this is a culinary reference, if any penguin...
by Alex Ough Dealy | Dec 17, 2025 | Flora & Fauna, Publications
By Annie HillThe original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, December 2025 edition Of all the invasive species in Aotearoa New Zealand, the common myna, Acridotheres tristis, must be one of the most cordially disliked. A native of the Indian...
by Evita Zarina | Nov 19, 2025 | Flora & Fauna, Publications
By Annie HillThe original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, November 2025 edition There are only two migratory land birds in Aotearoa, New Zealand, and both are cuckoos. There’s a story that early Māori noticed cuckoos flying south every spring and...
by Evita Zarina | Oct 1, 2025 | Flora & Fauna, Publications
By Annie HillThe original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, October 2025 edition Do you know which bird is depicted on the $20 bill? It’s the kārearea, New Zealand falcon and Bird of the Year 2025. The kārearea, Falco novaeseelandiae, is New...
