Showing posts with label Mount Bruce Reserve (N.Z.) - Fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mount Bruce Reserve (N.Z.) - Fiction. Show all posts

Wednesday, 17 August 2016

Tamanui : the brave kokako of Taranaki

New Zealand author; New Zealand illustrator
Published simultaneously in Maori
Summary: The Taranaki forest is changing and the kokako are finding it more difficult to find food and protect their chicks. Rats and possums are increasingly raiding nests, taking chicks and eggs, and the young kokako Tamanui has lost his brothers and sisters. The forest is quiet, until he hears a kokako call, but flying towards it, he is caught in a net. Taken to Mount Bruce, he adapts to a new environment, raises many chicks and becomes a cornerstone in the survival of the kokako. Based on the true story of the kokako Tamanui, now displayed in Puke Ariki, New Plymouth. (Publisher)

Tuesday, 28 May 2013

Manukura: the white kiwi

Summary: The story of Manukura, the rare white kiwi which was born in captivity at Pukaha Mount Bruce in 2011. Includes facts about kiwi, and information about Pukaha Mount Bruce
New Zealand author; New Zealand illustrator