Wild Kiwi Encounter on Stewart Island - Real Journeys
As dusk sets in and daylight diminishes, venture by torchlight through the native forest with the stars and forest night sounds around you. The walk will take about 45 minutes one-way and the track emerges on to Ocean Beach. This wide sandy beach is where kiwi are often found feeding among the grasses and seaweed.
Here in the darkness you will get to see the Southern brown kiwi (Rakiura Tokoeka) - often searching for food.
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Wild Kiwi on Rakiura track Stewart Island
Kiwi we met on second day of our track. Great Experience to be so close such a beautiful and rare animal.
Stewart Island Discovery Expeditions - New Zealand
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Guided Walk Stewart Island New Zealand
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Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of Stewart Island. Our small group guided walks to Little River provides an unforgettable insight into the diversity and beauty of this island sanctuary.
Learn about Stewart Island's historic sawmilling industry and the modern-day paua and oyster industries en route to Lee Bay. Then join your guide for a walk through tall native forest and along beautiful coastlines to Little River. This charming estuary is the perfect place to immerse yourself in the tranquility of Stewart Island.
Alternatively your guided walk may include a visit to Ackers Point lighthouse and a visit New Zealand's oldest building, Ackers Cottage. This is a great spot for watching little blue penguins and titi (muttonbirds or sooty shearwaters) returning ashore to their nesting sites. Enjoy fantastic views across Paterson Inlet and Ulva Island to the mainland.
Throughout your walk, a local nature guide will tell you about Stewart Island's unique cultural and natural heritage and point out the native plant life. You will also gain a first-hand understanding of the work local residents are doing to preserve the abundant bird population.
For each adult completing our guided walk, Stewart Island Experience will contribute NZD$5 to the Stewart Island Rakiura Community and Environment Trust.
In order to participate in this activity you will need to get to Stewart Island. Ferries depart daily from Bluff and can be booked via our website.
Searching for wild kiwis in New Zealand
Went on a night hike in Steward Island, New Zealand to look for the famous Kiwi bird, and we were lucky!
Kiwi Spotting on Ulva Island
Footage of our encounter with two kiwi birds fighting over territory on Ulva Island, New Zealand
The Great Walkers Take on the Rakiura Track (Stewart Island)
Air New Zealand's Great Walkers are walking all 9 of New Zealand's Great Walks in 9 weeks! Watch them as they take on walk two, the Rakiura Track.
Walking the Rakiura Track is the perfect way to relax, unwind and immerse yourself in the idyllic surroundings. Enjoy a leisurely 3 day hike on this circular 32 km track suitable for anyone with a moderate level of fitness. During the winter months the island's weather is generally cool, yet settled, making the Rakiura Track a great winter escape opportunity!
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Takahē bird at Zealandia Sanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand
Takahē bird at Zealandia Sanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand
NZ native Kiwi bird on the Heaphy Great Walk
The native New Zealand Kiwi bird spotted on the Heaphy Track, on one of New Zealand's great walks.
Walking from the James Mackay Hut down to the Lewis Hut, this little bird was spotted at around 9:30am.
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Whangarei Native Bird Recovery Centre – New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – BackpackerGuide.NZ
Day 338: Today we are having our best kiwi encounter to date! We’re checking out the Whangarei Bird Recover Centre and meeting Sparky the kiwi bird – one of the best places to see kiwi in New Zealand.
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Today we are doing another one of the free things to do in Whangarei, which is visiting the Whangarei Native Bird Centre. Here, we get to see a kiwi bird in the daylight, making it an awesome New Zealand bird experience. If you’re looking for wildlife activities in Whangarei, this is the place to so.
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Birding West Coast Video 5
The West Coast of New Zealand is a bird watchers paradise. From sea to sky youll see preserved tidal estuaries, soporific kahikatea swamp forest, sweeping views of the Mt Cook National Park and an abundance of our rare and incredible birds.
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Fur seal at North Pegasus, Stewart Island
fur seal plays on the beach
Kiwi house at Willowbank Wildlife Refuge in Christchurch
This was taken on 5 Jul 04 in the kiwi house at Willowbank Wildlife Refuge. It was taken using night vision on my camera because flash photography is not allowed.
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Entire Willowbank wildlife reserve in 8 minutes or less. Willowbank wildlife reserve, located on Hussey road, in Christchurch New Zealand, is home to many native birds and animals to new zealand, such as kea, kiwi, takahe, wekas, pukekos, and many more.
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Christchurch (/ˈkraɪstʃɜrtʃ/; Māori: Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's third-most populous urban area. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of Christchurch. The population of Christchurch City at the 5 March 2013 census was 341,469.
The city was named by the Canterbury Association, which settled the surrounding province of Canterbury. The name of Christchurch was agreed on at the first meeting of the association on 27 March 1848. It was suggested by John Robert Godley, who had attended Christ Church, Oxford. Some early writers called the town Christ Church, but it was recorded as Christchurch in the minutes of the management committee of the association. Christchurch became a city by Royal Charter on 31 July 1856, making it officially the oldest established city in New Zealand.
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Winter Stag 2018 : New Zealand Public Land
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New Zealand (Māori: Aotearoa [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses—the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui), and the South Island (Te Waipounamu)—and around 600 smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some 1,500 kilometres (900 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans. During its long period of isolation, New Zealand developed a distinct biodiversity of animal, fungal, and plant life. The country's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks, such as the Southern Alps, owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, while its most populous city is Auckland.
Sometime between 1250 and 1300, Polynesians settled in the islands that later were named New Zealand and developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi, which declared British sovereignty over the islands. In 1841, New Zealand became a colony within the British Empire and in 1907 it became a dominion; it gained full independence in 1947, but the British monarch remained the head of state. Today, the majority of New Zealand's population of 4.8 million is of European descent; the indigenous Māori are the largest minority, followed by Asians and Pacific Islanders. Reflecting this, New Zealand's culture is mainly derived from Māori and early British settlers, with recent broadening arising from increased immigration. The official languages are English, Māori, and NZ Sign Language, with English being very dominant.
New Zealand is a developed country and ranks highly in international comparisons of national performance, such as quality of life, health, education, and economic freedom. The country underwent major economic changes during the 1980s, which transformed it from a protectionist to a liberalised free-trade economy. The service sector dominates the national economy, followed by the industrial sector, and agriculture. International tourism is a significant source of revenue.
Nationally, legislative authority is vested in an elected, unicameral Parliament, while executive political power is exercised by the Cabinet, led by the Prime Minister, who is currently Jacinda Ardern. Queen Elizabeth II is the country's head of state and is represented by a governor-general, currently Dame Patsy Reddy. In addition, New Zealand is organised into 11 regional councils and 67 territorial authorities for local government purposes. The Realm of New Zealand also includes Tokelau (a dependent territory); the Cook Islands and Niue (self-governing states in free association with New Zealand); and the Ross Dependency, which is New Zealand's territorial claim in Antarctica. New Zealand is a member of the United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, ANZUS, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, ASEAN Plus mechanism, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, and the Pacific Islands Forum.
Kea Killed in 1080 Poison Drops
Kea are one of the most endangered parrots on Earth. The New Zealand Govt agency - Department of Conservation - continues to aerially drop poisonous food directly into kea habitat to kill rats, possums and deer ... but it's not just rats and deer that are dying ...