A tribute to New Zealand’s mums

Department of Conservation —  14/05/2023

This Mother’s Day we pay tribute to New Zealand mums ensuring the survival of our native species. Here’s some of our favourite photos…

Today mums, we salute you!

A mother and newly born sea lion pup. Photo: Gareth Hopkins.
Hector’s dolphin mother and calf, Banks Peninsula.
Whio mum and ducklings at Katipo Creek. Photo: Richard Rossiter
Feeding time for a takahē chick at Burwood. Photo: Sabine Bernert
The Royal Cam northern royal albatross chick and parent at Taiaroa Head, Otago.
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A weka and chick. Photo: Anita Gould (CC BY 2.0)
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A mother paradise duck and young. Photo: Bernard Spragg (CC BY 2.0)
Australasian Gannet feeding chick, Hawkes Bay. Photo: © Janice McKenna.
Feeding time from mum for this Australasian gannet chick. Photo: © Janice McKenna
Kākāpō nest on Whenua Hou. Photo: Jake Osborne

To all the mums, grandmothers, mother figures and caregivers out there, Happy Mothers Day, Whakamihia Te Rā o Te Māmā.

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7 responses to A tribute to New Zealand’s mums

  1. 
    Maureen Kilner 14/05/2023 at 9:30 pm

    Made the end of a nice day even better seeing those cute photos.

  2. 
    Sparky 16/08/2021 at 5:42 pm

    Another breakthrough and achievement. This is the kind of events worth celebrating. Congratulations to all mums!

  3. 
    Jan Hewton 01/06/2021 at 5:20 pm

    I love all the photos, thank you DOC for all the great work you do.

  4. 
    Richard Leary 01/06/2021 at 3:04 pm

    I have never before seen paradise duck chicks. I was overcome with their beauty.

  5. 
    Carl Cooke 01/06/2021 at 2:33 pm

    Love the photo of the beautiful kākāpō!

  6. 
    Bruce Condon 01/06/2021 at 1:48 pm

    Great photos.

  7. 
    Margaret Stevenson-Wright 09/05/2021 at 3:31 pm

    A wonderful and fitting tribute.