Author: Flora and Fauna

Strategic sustainable possum controls an alternative to poison Hugh Rose, on smarter poison free possum fur harvesting New Zealand is both blessed and cursed with the introduction of brush tailed possums. The curse being that they cause considerable damage to vegetation, trees and crops and have no natural predators. For over sixty years the government…

I was lucky to attend the recent Mountains to Sea Wānanga held at Waimanoni Marae, in the Far North, NZ. This year’s theme was He Wai Rangatira. The annual conference was run by the Northland-based Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust (MTSCT), a charitable umbrella and support organisation for the Experiencing Marine Reserves (EMR) marine education…

Bob Kerridge has had a long and distinguished professional career in animal welfare, during which time he has been responsible for many creative and innovative initiatives that have enhanced to status and welfare of animals in New Zealand. The Dream of A Nation The universally acknowledged humanitarian, Mahatma Ghandi, whose given name translates to ‘great…