kakapo recovery programme

Life on Pukenui Anchor Island as volunteer cook for the Kākāpō Recovery team

For two weeks in late March and early April 2026, Botany Curator Heidi Meudt took some time off botany work to be a Department of Conservation volunteer for birds – specifically, a volunteer cook for the Kākāpō Recovery team. For Heidi, this was the opportunity of a lifetime to visitRead more

By: Heidi Meudt

On: 11 Jun 2026

In: Behind the scenes, Science

Whenua Hou / Codfish Island – 1934 and 2011 – In the footsteps of Edgar Stead (Part 4)

As part of a project to publish the wildlife diaries of Edgar Stead, I am revisiting some of the islands that Stead camped on during the period 1929-1947. The main focus is describing how the ecology of the islands has changed since Stead’s time. The visits also provide an opportunityRead more

By: Colin Miskelly

On: 13 Dec 2011

In: Science