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)

Polar meltdown

Ben and Zoe, WILD's top operatives, are sent to investigate the death of a polar bear near an Alaskan village. The twins' mission takes an unexpected turn when they learn that the bear's orphaned cub is somewhere out in the frozen wilderness. Will Ben and Zoe be able to find the lost cub in time?"

Gorilla Grab

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Summary: Mozz and Leo are off on another animal rescue mission. This time they've loaded the jet with vaccine darts to help protect gorillas in Africa. But before they locate all the primates and decide what to do with a seriously sick baby gorilla they'll have to battle ruthless poachers

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Summary: Story based on 13-year-old Rochelle Purcell and her pony Kaimanawa Princess and their campaign to save the wild horses of the Kaimanawas in August 2006, when they appeared on television and then participated in a protest on the Desert Rd
New Zealand author

Through a fog of steam rising from the group of terrified wild horses huddled together, Becky saw her standing alone, a beautiful black Kaimanawa pony with four white socks and a distinctive white blaze, running the length of her nose.

When Becky chose her pony at the stockyards she had no idea how hard it was going to be. Hard to train a wild horse, hard to compete with the expensive mounts at the pony club, and hard to stand by silently when the wild herds where threatened.

At stake would be the survival of New Zealand's famous wild horses - the Kaimanawa - who had lived for more than a century on the Central Plateau of the North Island. As Becky forged a bond of love and trust with the little pony she named Kaimanawa Princess, powerful interests began to unite in an effort to eliminate the wild herds. And when the time came, the young girl and her pony took their place in the struggle to save the wild horses.

Rahui Rangers

A New Zealand Story
Eleven year-old Jack and his cousin Hannah spend their summer holidays making sure that no one takes anything, not even shells and driftwood, from the very special ra¯hui (conservation) area near Jack’s home in Kaikoura. At the end of the holidays Jack and Hannah get a big surprise. Suggested level: primary.