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Team Waipoua working for river restoration

Department of Conservation — 04/11/2020

Treasured by Te Roroa iwi for generations, the beautiful Waipoua River in Northland runs through the ancient kauri forest that’s home to Tāne Mahuta.

In Northland freshwater, Waipoua Forest

World Fish Migration Day – celebrating our fabulous freshwater fish

Department of Conservation — 24/10/2020

World Fish Migration Day is a one-day global celebration to create awareness on the importance of free flowing rivers and migratory fish.

In Native animals freshwater, native fish

Time-travelling trilobites have baby with horseshoe crab

Department of Conservation — 16/03/2020

A few years ago, a group from Eastern Institute of Technology doing some fieldwork close by to the Tutaekuri River unexpectedly stumbled across some tiny prehistoric-looking critters in a wetland.

In Native animals freshwater, Invertebrates, tadpole shrimp

Waitara High School Mangahinau Stream study

Department of Conservation — 06/05/2019

Close to 40 year 10 students collaborated with two Rangers from DOC, Taranaki Regional Council, Otaraua Hapu and Waitara Alive, to explore the Mangahinau Stream.

In Taranaki freshwater, research, Stream, Students, Taranaki

There’s more to whitebait than fritters

Department of Conservation — 15/08/2018

What is one fish and six fish at the same time? Whitebait are actually the juvenile forms of 6 different native fish species that are migrating back up streams or waterways to develop into adults.

In Native animals freshwater, galaxiids, whitebait, whitebaiting

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Team Waipoua working for river restoration

World Fish Migration Day – celebrating our fabulous freshwater fish

Time-travelling trilobites have baby with horseshoe crab

Waitara High School Mangahinau Stream study

There’s more to whitebait than fritters

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