Streams reveal astonishing variety of life
We've all seen those gritty TV dramas that have astonishing science and tech at their fingertips to analyse the DNA from crime
Bat discovery at Aongatete
New Zealand has two species of bats: the long-tailed bat (Chalinolobus tuberculatus) and the lesser short-tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata). A third species,
Rats and rare birds
Controlling rats is the key to creating a healthy forest. Rats eat almost everything. They eat the fruits and the seeds that
Forest ringlet butterfly
As the song goes; ‘If you go into the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise,’ and that is just what
Kaimai Geology
Behind Aongatete the forest gradually rises to the high ridge called Ngatamahinerua. This massive landform is part of the range of the
Kevin Hague visits
On the 13th July 2017, Kevin Hague, the CEO of Forest and Bird, visited the Forest. We used the opportunity to invite
May 2017 – Tracking tunnels and discovering geckos
Auckland green gecko You have to be lucky to see a native gecko in the forest. The little lizards are
December 2016 – Spiders
If you go into the forest at night and shine a torch around the tree trunks, you will see tiny pinpricks of
November 2016 – Breakfast with the Birds
The overnight event at Aongatete Lodge was billed as ‘Breakfast with the Birds’. It could equally have been described as ‘Spying on
October 2016 – the birds are back
Spring is here. The shining cuckoos are calling in the forest. They have spent the winter in the Solomon Islands and flown