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Students at Ardgowan School may be able to hear a full dawn chorus when they arrive for class in coming years. To get the 

In early spring, new growth is building and budding in the garden, both in stems and underground. Here's how to ensure everything is ready to create a dazzling display in the coming weeks. 

We've been long-time fans of Project Island Song as the charitable endeavour aimed high and worked hard to replant, restore and replenish Ipipiri / eastern Bay of Islands. We recently formalised our support using the Soar Initiative, which gave us a good excuse to get back in touch with the legendary Richard Robbins.

The results are in for the 2021 New Zealand Garden Bird Survey. At 5894 results nationwide, 2021 saw a near-identical number of submitted surveys as 2020. 

It’s time to release your inner David Attenborough for this essential citizen science project! The NZGBS asks New Zealanders annually to observe and record information about the birds visiting their little patch of the country.

Following on from other successful trapping schemes in the region the Topflite team is delighted to back the arrival of the Oamaru Urban Trapping Project.

Since 2009 Project Island Song has provided a pest-mammal free wildlife sanctuary for several rare and endangered species across the seven main islands of Ipipiri in the eastern Bay of Islands. Keeping track of bird populations can be tricky. However thanks to some feeding stations, remote cameras and our delicious millet, the project team has started off on the right foot…

Here's the second part of the fascinating story behind a pre-pilot study coming out of Otago – one that seeks to provide New Zealand’s homes with a Gardenstar rating for the biodiversity of their property.