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#WeekendRead
Of all the world’s amphibians, the most evolutionarily unusual and critically endangered is the Archey’s frog. The smallest of New Zealand’s four native frogs, this ‘living fossil’ hasn’t changed much in 150 million years. It didn’t evolve ears or a voice, prefers the forest floor to water, and can’t leap without landing in a bellyflop. Why are Archey’s frogs so strange, and what makes them so important?
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Pike River
New unreleased videos and images from inside Pike River Mine surfaced early this week sparking fresh debate why they were not shown to families of the victim. The prime minister says that the footage did not change the assessment of the mine's safety, and stands firm on the decision not to re-enter the mine. Read more on the science behind re-entering the Pike River mine.
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The story of the bird on our $2 coin
To Māori, the bird is ‘he kōtuku rerenga tahi’, a kōtuku of a single flight, seen perhaps once in a lifetime and symbolising the beautiful and rare. Māori occasionally kept them in captivity, plucking a feather now and again to use as personal adornment.
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Listen closely... can you hear a South Island kōkako in this new recording?
Rhys Buckingham was about to give up on his 40-year search for the presumed extinct South Island kōkako. But a tantalising, melancholic birdcall he heard—and recorded—on an expedition in March has got him all fired up again.
Is this the call of the Grey Ghost?
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#SundayDoco
Continent hopping virologist Dr Mike Leahy is going to need every ounce of his adventurous spirit to survive Australia’s Outback. With average temperatures of around 100 degrees, the Outback is home to some of the deadliest creatures on Earth—making it the ideal stopover for a travel junkie with a passion for some of the planet’s smallest but most lethal inhabitants. Watch this week's SundayDoco—The Outback
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PRICE HIKE FOR DOC GREAT WALK HUTS
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is hiking hut and campsite fees on some of its most popular multi-day walks. The price increases would affect almost all of DOC’s nine Great Walks, which include the likes of the Milford, Routeburn and Kepler tracks.
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WORLD AVOCADO PRICES DOUBLE AFTER REDUCED HARVESTS
Avocado prices have risen to a record due to surging global demand and reduced harvests from major producers Mexico, Peru and California. A 10-kilogram box of Hass avocados from Mexico's major wholesale producer sells for around 530 pesos (NZD$40.94)
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