Wild Capture - Photography and Research

03/05/2022

love em !

Feijoas have become a New Zealand emblem. So how did they end up in Aotearoa, and how did we end up adoring them—to the point of obsession, for some—when feijoas have not really caught on anywhere else?

23/04/2022

Edible plants grow throughout our towns and cities: in verges, margins, berms, parks and empty sections, along driveways, pavements and hedgerows. The trick is knowing what to look for.

25/11/2021

25/11/2021

Soot found in Antarctic ice indicates an increase of fires in New Zealand around the year 1300, thought to have been set after Māori arrived in the country, according to a team of researchers from North America, Europe and Australia. New Zealand scientists aren’t so convinced. Postdoctoral fellow...

25/11/2021

A bridge over the Rubicon lol

25/11/2021

The hillsides of Central Otago are known for their golden grass and tussock slopes with scattered low-lying shrubs. But once this landscape was covered in tōtara forest. Now only a few trees remain, cryptic and scattered across the large region, and Ben Teele is on the hunt for as many of them as h...

25/11/2021

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, DOC, and Napier City Council are banding together to protect the endangered Hawke’s Bay’s tūturiwhatu/banded dotterel during their most vulnerable time of year.

04/09/2021

New research shows the potential for a booming seaw**d sector in New Zealand is tied up in red tape and resource consents. The report from the Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge found that globally seaw**d production has tripled over the last two decades and now makes up a third of all aqua...

04/09/2021

The 171st issue of New Zealand Geographic is out in stores and online now at nzgeo.com

📷: Richard Robinson / www.depth.co.nz

22/08/2021

This week's critter is perfect for a Friday the 13th show! Drifting in the dark waters of the world’s deep oceans is a rare species of shark with demonic jaws. As the last of an ancient lineage, the Goblin shark is considered a ‘living fossil’. It might not be the prettiest creature but it is ...