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Photo of the week: Orange-fronted parakeet/kākāriki karaka

Department of Conservation — 02/05/2017

Today’s photo is of a critically endangered orange-fronted parakeet/kākāriki karaka, the rarest of our native parakeet species.

Department of Conservation — 26/04/2017

Today’s photo is from the Heaphy Track, located in the Kahurangi National Park in the Nelson/Tasman area.

Department of Conservation — 19/04/2017

Today’s photo of the week is the impressive view from Mount Allen in the Tin Range, a remote mountain range on Stewart Island/Rakiura.

Department of Conservation — 12/04/2017

Today’s photo is of a mottled petrel/kōrure chick on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand.

Department of Conservation — 05/04/2017

Brown kiwi live in the North Island. There are four distinct forms, including the Coromandel brown kiwi.

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