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Christine Rose
Environment – If dogs could read
The signs said ‘No dogs’, ‘Dogs kill shore birds’, ‘No dogs’, ‘Dogs kill kiwi’, ‘No dogs’, ‘Penguins live here’. ‘Keep your dog on a leash’,...
Environment – The chip thief
Sitting on the beach staring out to sea eating hot chips can be hazardous in Kaikoura, where I’ve spent some time over summer and visit...
Environment – Defending our dotterels
There are only about 2500 endemic New Zealand northern dotterel/tūturiwhatu. They feed and nest on our sandy shores, with adults weighing only about 146 grams....
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,...
