Lyn Wade - Hauturu

Te Hauturu-o-Toi is a treasure chest of species of all sorts, many now missing from the mainland. This is partly due to its isolation and...

I have written about what a haven Te Hauturu-o-Toi is for native birds, plants and reptiles. It is also a haven for over 500 of...

Life on Te Hauturu-o-Toi during lockdown was in many ways little different from normal daily life on the island. The rangers and family on the...

The Hauraki Gulf (Tikapa Moana) is known in the birding community as the seabird capital of the world, as it is home to so many...

There are three species of native New Zealand frogs (Leiopelma), found nowhere else in the world. They come from an ancient lineage of primitive frogs...

Hauturu, the book, had its inception way back in 1935 when my father, the late Dr W.M. Hamilton, wrote his masters thesis about the history,...

Many of us identify with kiwi, given the nickname New Zealanders are often called. There is something special about being compared to this one of...

Hihi, or stitchbirds, were once believed to be widespread throughout the North Island and northern offshore islands. By 1885, the only remaining population was on...

It was great to hear late last month that the Ministers of Conservation and Fisheries are planning to establish an advisory committee to assist with...

Last month, Lyn Wade shared the first part of an essay on sustainable living written by Mahina Walle, the Hauturu ranger’s 14-year-old daughter. This month,...