By Annie HillThe original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, November 2025 editionThere are only two migratory land birds in Aotearoa New Zealand, and both are cuckoos. There’s a...
Pīpīwharauroa Shining Cuckoo
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Bird of the Year 2025
By Annie HillThe original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, October 2025 editionDo you know which bird is depicted on the $20 bill? It’s the kārearea, New Zealand falcon and Bird...
Predator Free russell – September 2025 update
Zero possums caught for the third month running – a huge milestone across all the zones. However, one vigilant landowner spotted a possum on her camera, so we have to remain alert. Rat numbers are...
Once Bittern, Twice Shy
By Annie HillThe original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, September 2025 editionI couldn’t resist it, but in fact it’s not inappropriate: bitterns freeze when approached, are...
Wee, sleekit, cowrin, tim’rous beastie
By Annie HillThe original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, August 2025 editionIt’s hard to envy the life of a mouse, low down on the food chain, living in perpetual terror, where...
Repair Café Coming to Russell Kororāreka
The original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, August 2025 editionRussell Kororāreka is going to experience its first Repair Café, on Saturday 13th September at the Russell Town...