Fiordland

Some recordings were made and better gear was set up next day, but it proved to be the hottest day of the summer in Fiordland and the forest went silent.

Archive 2007-01-01 2007

Less than a year ago, veteran searchers seeking signs of the kokako unsuccessfully searched a valley east of Puysegur Point in Fiordland National Park for signs of the grey bird with orange wattles at each side of the beak.

Archive 2007-01-01 2007

For the veteran searchers seeking signs of the long-lost South Island kokako, a valley east of Puysegur Point in Fiordland National Park sounds like a breakthrough.

Archive 2007-01-01 2007

And now an offshoot of January's hunt for more kakapo in Fiordland has led to hopes that the team has another valley to check in detail, with a community of the supposedly extinct birds living there.

Archive 2007-01-01 2007

The most hazardous region for earthquakes is directly atop the plate boundary, in a region stretching from the little-populated Fiordland region in the country's far south and through the North Island cities of Wellington, Palmerston North, Napier-Hastings, and Gisborne.

Latest Quake Tests Geological Views David Fickling 2011

Your donation will help support the care of injured and ailing Yellow-eyed, Little Blue, and Fiordland penguins.

The Great Penguin Rescue Dyan DeNapoli 2010

Six penguin species are listed as “Vulnerable,” which means they are at high risk of extinction in the wild; these are the Humboldt penguin, Fiordland penguin, Macaroni penguin, Snares penguin, Royal penguin, and Southern Rockhopper penguin.

The Great Penguin Rescue Dyan DeNapoli 2010

Fiordland crested penguin (Eudyptes pachyrynchus) 6.

Penguins 2010

New Zealand's last major earthquake registered magnitude 7.8 and hit South Island's Fiordland region on July 16, 2009, moving the southern tip of the country 12 inches (30 centimeters) closer to Australia.

Massive Quake Rattles New Zealand Economy By ROB GRIFFITH 2010

"The Sinbad Valley, tucked away in a corner of Fiordland, has revealed a range of weird and wonderful new species over the years, including wetas and other insects." ...

Archive 2007-04-01 2007