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Christine Rose
Environment – In awe of the little things
The nudibranch is a wondrous creature. For a start, many wonder how to pronounce its name correctly. It’s nudi-brank. Nudibranchs are a type of mollusc...
Environment – Every bird’s a winner
Conservation shouldn’t be a popularity contest, even though it usually is, just like life. Conservation certainly imitates politics during Forest & Bird’s annual Bird of...
Environment – The best and worst of us
The Klamath River runs through Northern Oregon into California and the Pacific Ocean. But for over 100 years it didn’t. Four massive hydroelectric dams used...
Environment – Kiwi beyond borders
The kiwi bird’s Latin name, Apteryx, means without wings. But, in fact, they have little vestigial evolutionary wing remnants that you can’t see. They also...
Environment – Ghosts of the Hauraki Gulf
In the early 20th century there were so many spotted shags in the Hauraki Gulf that they could “fly in a constant stream all afternoon”....
Environment – The Canada goose problem
Branta Canadensis, Canada goose. I saw them flying low overhead, so close that I could see their stocky golden bodies and black heads. They were...
Environment – Mahurangi shark attack
Autumn is a lovely time in the Mahurangi. The water can be calm and clear, and still warm from summer’s seasonal lag. Beaches are deserted,...
Environment – The Twilight Zone
The twilight zone has a bad reputation as a backdrop to science fiction. Mysterious, other-worldly and ominous, it is full of suspense and potential danger....
Environment – Speckle the golden hen
Why did the chicken cross the road? Did she even cross the road? Was she just grazing the long acre and was too close to...
Environment – Look up to the mountain
There’s a whakatauki (proverb) that means ‘Seek the treasure that you value most dearly, if you bow your head, let it be to a lofty...
