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MoreporkArchive of news articles on external web sites. For mongabay-specific articles, please see http://www.mongabay.com/xml-list.html
When nature moves into town - Sep 19, 2008 The Dominion Post,Wellington's cliffs and harbour are a sheltered habitat for native bird species such as the tui, kaka, ruru (morepork), kereru (NZ pigeon) and kotare The T-Rex in your dustbin - Sep 4, 2008 Times Online - Auckland,MADAME MOPOKE: Anna Rugis models her recycled Morepork creation. Photo supplied. Resourceful school children along with Pohutukawa Coast artists are FEW New Zealand to Unveil Spring '09 Collection at ASR and Surf Expo - Sep 2, 2008 Surfline.com Surf News,..."Rain Panda" and the standout women's graphics include "On the Wall" and "Morepork Owl," each of which exudes that Kiwi flair that makes FEW so unique. Matakana: Far from the madding crowd - Aug 13, 2008 New Zealand Herald,Less than 7km from Warkworth, it feels far from rush and bustle, especially as we arrive after dark and a morepork is hooting near our garden suite. Three Ngai Tahu Artists To Be On Permanent Display At Puketeraki Marae - Jul 28, 2008 Channel 9,The work, an entranceway by artists James York, Ross Hemera and Jenny Rendall, features the three messenger birds: the albatross, the kea and the morepork. Sticky seeds a bird killer - Jul 20, 2008 Auckland stuff.co.nz,Mrs Nicholson says fantails, silvereyes, thrush, blackbirds, kingfishers and even morepork fall victim to the tree. The plant is a native species and can Birds of a feather gather together at Rainbow Springs redevelopment - Apr 22, 2008 The Daily Post,Species such as the kaka, morepork and weka have been introduced to the park and general manager Stewart Brown said visitors would be able to interact with Pest poisoning may harm ruru - Apr 2, 2008 Bay Chronicle,..."There has been an unusual number of morepork coming in. It’s one thing getting rid of rats, mice and crickets but poisoning may take a heavy toll on birds. Rainbow Springs Celebrates New Conservation Attraction - Apr 22, 2008 fourcorners.co.nz,...but for now the enclosures house the entertaining North Island Parrot, the Kaka, a new addition to the park in the Morepork and the inquisitive Weka. Baby Fluff refuses to throw in the towel - Feb 20, 2008 Northern Advocate,Luckily for the baby morepork, a member of the public spotted his big golden eyes peeping out from shrubs beneath a tree and he was brought to the Wednesday 7 February - Feb 7, 2008 TVNZ,On Monday night we brought you the story of Whisper - the baby Morepork saved from the jaws of death and successfully hatched in captivity. Fernery sculptures swiped - Oct 9, 2007 New Zealand Herald,The missing sculptures are the morepork, seagull, tui, gannet and pear tree. Auckland City Council parks services manager Mark Bowater said the thieves used Sculptures stolen from Auckland Domain - Oct 8, 2007 Stuff.co.nz,The missing items were the morepork, seagull, tui, gannet and pear tree sculptures. The remaining sculptures - the fantail, shag, kiwi, kerer and pukeko Contemporary art may be sold for scrap - Oct 11, 2007 Auckland stuff.co.nz,Over the past two weekends, thieves used boltcutters to free a morepork, seagull, tui, gannet and the tree. The work was installed in 2004 after Mr Twiss Nature's songsters hit a few blank notes in nationwide birdlife survey - Aug 14, 2007 New Zealand Herald,By Alanah May Eriksen Waikato and the Hauraki Plains were once highly populated with morepork's, today they are scarce or completely absent form these areas Cuddly carnivore caught on camera - Jul 24, 2007 Stuff.co.nz,...nest for the first time, fantails in flight feasting on midges, rats raiding a wood pigeon's nest and a morepork plucking a fantail chick from its nest. Morpork needing more ground? Sep 28, 2006 The Stutt has thrown up a few Derby winners in recent years, including Ankh Morepork’s stablemate Amalfi, who finished third behind Viscount before winning ... - Racing and Sports Pty Ltd, 2006 Research Medal winners announced Sep 24, 2006 The two-year project will study feral cats, ship rats, kiwi, ruru (morepork) and other forest bird species on a Hauraki Gulf island. ... - Massey News, Voting opens in 2006 Bird of the Year Sep 17, 2006 As Reserve Bank Governor, I also put the kotuku on the $2 coin.�. “The tui, because it is such a beautiful bird, and elegant.�. “The ruru/morepork. ... - Scoop.co.nz (press release), 10,068 bird calls - in English Sep 10, 2006 So while Jamaica's old man bird (a local name for the chestnut-bellied cuckoo) is no more, the go-away bird, morepork and jacky winter survived. ... - Philadelphia Inquirer, Heart and feel from emerging Coromandel artist Sep 11, 2006 Hamish to return home and finally clear the demons from surviving a fatal car accident in 1986, reported in the Dominion Post, “Moody Morepork swoops from ... - Scoop.co.nz (press release), National Park must be protected Sep 14, 2006 ...are home to a wide range of native and rare species, including rifleman, bellbird, South Island robin, yellow-crowned parakeet, mohua, morepork and native bats ... - Scoop.co.nz (press release), [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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