Tūī – The Scrappy Songsters

by | Jul 25, 2026 | Flora & Fauna, Publications

By Annie HillThe original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, July 2026 edition Recently, while staying in Cambridge, in the Waikato, I was reminded of how incredibly privileged I am to live in the Bay of Islands.  Cambridge’s streets are lined with...

Is a Goat a Predator?

by | Jul 9, 2026 | Flora & Fauna, Publications

By Annie HillThe original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, June 2026 edition The word ‘predator’ conjures up an image of a wolf or tiger, or maybe a stoat or ship rat but it seems an extreme description for a goat, particularly “invasive...

Kākā

by | May 15, 2026 | Flora & Fauna, Publications

By Annie HillThe original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, May 2026 edition I recently went away for a holiday, and I will remember it mostly for my encounters with Kākā (Nestor meridionalis).  Admittedly, I went looking for them, but I was more...

Wily Weasels

by | Mar 21, 2026 | Flora & Fauna, Publications

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...