Exploring New Zealand’s unique wildlife and learning about conservation efforts
Kiwi road sign. Photo used with permission. All the original photos and videos were taken by Heather Milton or the author during their 2024 travels. Our recent six-week trip to Aotearoa/New Zealand in late summer and early autumn 2024 presented the ideal opportunity to experience its amazing environment. We hadn't “crossed the ditch” (the Australasian slang for the Tasman Sea) for a holiday since 1985. The Land of the Long White Cloud was created by volcanoes and carved by glaciers. Before the arrival of humans, its flora and fauna evolved in isolation from the rest of the world, and there wer...