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Photo of the week: Antipodes parakeet
This photograph of the Antipodes parakeet was taken by University of Auckland scientist, Dr James Russell. Dr Russell is leading the recently departed expedition to the Antipodes Islands that will lay...
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Photo of the week: Red-crowned parakeet/kākāriki
Today’s photo of the week is of a red-crowned parakeet/kākāriki taking a bath in a stream in Rotorua. Kākāriki, means ‘small green parrot’ in Māori. There are five main species of kākāriki. The...
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Photo of the week: Orange fronted parakeet/kākāriki karaka
Our photo of the week shows an orange fronted parakeet/kākāriki karaka—the rarest of our parakeet/kākāriki species. In the past decade, rat and stoat explosions have wiped out some breeding strongholds...
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Photo of the week: Antipodes Island parakeet
Today’s photo of the week is of an Antipodes Island parakeet at Pukaha Mount Bruce. Six female parakeets became the newest residents at the National Wildlife Centre in the Wairarapa last week. The...
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