New Zealand Geographic
WEBOff the warming northeastern coasts of New Zealand, a spiky problem is snowballing. Centrostephanus rodgersii, the longspined sea urchin, is a native species, but the comparatively balmy winters underwater are supercharging its reproduction. On top of that, we’ve eaten too many of its probable key predators—big crays.
Inside the Land March - New Zealand Geographic
WEBTe Rōpū o te Matakite sets out from Te Hāpua on September 14, 1975. Te Hāpua was the birthplace of then-Minister of Māori Affairs Matiu Rata. The proposed march united a wide cross-section of urban and rural Māori, but support was not universal. Rata felt it would undermine his efforts from within the government, and sought to head it off.
What happened on Whakaari? - New Zealand Geographic
WEBThe eruption started at 9.35pm, with big heaves inside the crater. At 10.03pm, it began pelting the walking track with projectiles, but withheld its final energy until 10.11pm when, with a whoomph, it sent the plume sky-high.A scalding current of steam and debris, coloured green by the hydrothermally altered rock it contained, rolled right over the walking track at 11 metres per second, and ...
Nelson cave spider - New Zealand Geographic
WEBSpelungula cavernicola LEGS AND CLAWS Endemic to New Zealand, the Nelson cave spider has the largest leg span among New Zealand spiders—up to 130 millimetres, with its body only 24 millimetres. The first two pairs of legs each have a long claw. STEALTH ATTACK It hunts cave weta by dropping on top of them while secured to the cave ceiling with a thread, scooping them […]
The meaning of mana - New Zealand Geographic
WEBThe meaning of mana. There are more cautionary notes in Māoridom dealing with mana than you could shake the proverbial stick at. It is a source of both personal and collective strength, pride and identity. Mishandled, it becomes the bearer of shame, ridicule and embarrassment. If mana allows us to walk tall, then it also casts a long shadow ...
Moa: The Life and Death of New Zealand’s Legendary Bird
WEBThe Moa were. perhaps the most unusual family of birds that ever lived. Some boasted legs built like an elephant, others laid eggs the size of rugby balls, and the giant moa was the tallest bird ever to walk the planet. They evolved in isolation over millions of years, roaming the forests of New Zealand, but were ill-prepared for humans.
What went wrong and what are we doing about it? - New Zealand …
WEBSix years and one month to the day after landing at Paihia in the Bay of Islands William Colenso finished a rush job. He was a printer, and in the early evening of January 30, 1840, he completed the last of a hundred invitations asking Northland chiefs to come to Mr and Mrs Busby’s house the next week to meet the “chief of the Queen”, who had arrived from Sydney to be “a governor for ...
Video Archive | New Zealand Geographic - nzgeo.com
WEBNZVR, a partnership between Blake and New Zealand Geographic, does just that by bringing the ocean to our country's classrooms. It uses virtual reality to show rangatahi what it's like under the surface, introducing them to issues like over-fishing and pollution and, ideally, inspiring them to take action.
The queen of streets - New Zealand Geographic
WEBThe queen of streets. Its face is changing from brick to glass, but the heart of Auckland’s main street still pumps to the same old beat. Whether it’s billions for a bank deal or a buck for a busker, Queen Street is the home of the wheelers and dealers; day and night, a theatre of human exchanges.
Tui - New Zealand Geographic
WEBTui are distributed throughout the North and South Islands and thrive as far south as the Auckland Islands. Chatham Island is home to a larger sub-species of tui. They were once also populous in Hamilton but have only just returned after decades of rejuvenation programmes that have restored greenbelts around the city limits.
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