Lyn Wade - Hauturu

The natural ecosystems that make up this wonderful world we live in – wetlands, islands, mountains and so forth – do not exist separately. They...

IParrots tend to be intelligent birds with inquiring minds. They range in size and choice of habitat, feeding mainly on plant material and occasionally on...

In 1769 Captain Cook saw Aotea and Te Hauturu o Toi as guardians of the Hauraki Gulf /Tikapa Moana, so named them the Great Barrier...

Pest weeds are often the ones that produce thousands of tiny seeds borne on the wind or dropped by birds. Some seem to be able...

Hauturu-o-Toi (Little Barrier Island) has proved to be a haven for native reptiles as well as birds, plants and insects. There are eight species of...

The kokako, sometimes called the blue-wattled crow, is one of New Zealand’s many unique species. It is about the size of a magpie, with strong...

Last year the Hauturu ranger’s 14-year-old daughter, Mahina Walle, did a case study on living sustainably on the island for correspondence school. I was so...

Hauturu the protector Hauturu’s preservation as a nature reserve, its relative isolation, lush forest and high biodiversity meant that for many years it was one...

Tuatara are New Zealand’s own dinosaurs of very ancient lineage. They have remained virtually unchanged since walking with other dinosaurs some 100 million years ago....

A glorious Labour Weekend was forecast. Our plan was to spend the night at Vivian Bay on Kawau in our 12-metre yacht and then head...