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How the Heaphy Track become my new favorite Great Walk
Predatory snails, prehistoric-looking rare birds, and a flat track? Count me in!
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In defense of the bold and fearless weka: New Zealand’s most unruly bird
It's been a long time coming: it's time to restore this cheeky...
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Arctic Iceland – visiting the island of birds on Grímsey
The scariest predator in the Arctic has to be the Arctic tern
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Penguins you might meet in Antarctica
Along with some penguins around the subantarctic too
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30 photos to inspire you to visit the Scottish Isles
Exploring Scotland by ship completely blew me away!
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8 ways Antarctica might unexpectedly change your life
Nothing puts things into perspective quite like the last continent
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Kārearea: the mysterious New Zealand falcon
‘Ngā Whenua I Haroa E Ngā Kāhu – The Lands Soared Over...
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Ulva Island is a wildlife paradise
It gives us a taste of what New Zealand could look like...
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Meet the chunky, tipsy kererū: New Zealand’s native wood pigeon
The kererū has been known to drunkenly fall out of trees after...
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16 birds you might meet on New Zealand’s South Island
“I wonder what gives us the right to wreck this poor planet...
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25 photos to inspire you to visit Rakiura/Stewart Island
Underrated and full of rare birds? Count me in!
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Searching for the elusive white heron in Ōkārito
Honestly, this has to be one of the most beautiful birds I've...