EXCLUSIVE! Rare sighting of NZ's most ridiculously named Bird

The Department of Conservation warden told us that he'd seen this kind of owl only twice in 15 years... and yet I managed to convince it to join us for a photoshoot. It's called a Morepork because of it's call which apparently sounds like me in a Chinese Restaurant that has been skimpy on the Sweet & Sour content. MORE-PORK! MORE-PORK!

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April 11th 2008
Mount Cook - Rakiura Track (Stewart Island) - Kepler Track (Te Anau) - Milford Sound - Routeburn & Greenstone Tracks (Glenorchy) - Rob Roy Track Country walks usually fall into one of three categories: walks to waterfalls, walks round or along bodies of water or walks up mountains. As walkers we look at the descriptions guidebooks give us and think “hmm, this walk goes to a waterfall - t ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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