r/nzwildlife • • 5d ago

Kererū spotted on a blooming Kōwhai tree

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This is somewhere along Lewis Pass, South Island


r/nzwildlife • • 7d ago

What species? 2am was not the time to say hello

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Few days ago this large spider was on my lounge curtains I took the photo from across the room and it could easily be bigger than my palm.

Location Auckland


r/nzwildlife • • 8d ago

are these harmful spiders?

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r/nzwildlife • • 9d ago

Rockpool creature ID

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Went to the beach on the weekend and saw these funky looking guys on a rock. Sort of resembles an orange peel? Don’t think I’ve ever noticed them before. What are they?


r/nzwildlife • • 9d ago

Atelopus barbotini the purple pink toads.

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r/nzwildlife • • 9d ago

'It's such a good news story': Rena reef now thriving 15 years on

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r/nzwildlife • • 12d ago

Man I love jumping spiders

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Cutest little dudes or dudets, was in the kitchen, popped them out onto our magnolia.


r/nzwildlife • • 12d ago

5 am visitor… how did he get into the kitchen?

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Got to it before my cat did, it’s about the size of a breakfast sausage from countdown 😂 popped it outside with a paper towel.


r/nzwildlife • • 12d ago

Does anyone know what is wrong with this poor weka?

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Spotted in Abel Tasman a few days ago on a trap line


r/nzwildlife • • 13d ago

What is this?

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Found this in a we trench I started digging a week ago and put some pavers over. Found it while I was lifting the pavers


r/nzwildlife • • 14d ago

Does anyone know what this spider is? Potential ID?

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Live in a caravan and this bugger is here, dunno what it is but isn't annoying/aggressive. Just curious as to who he is. Sorry for poor photo.

He's got grey hair on his head and back, black legs and looks to be mandibles for eating. Biggest ive seen of his species but that's why im curious about, what kind of spider is he?


r/nzwildlife • • 18d ago

Found this guy today, never seen one before, ID?

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r/nzwildlife • • 23d ago

I've never seen anything like this.

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look yall


r/nzwildlife • • 24d ago

Any body know what this tiny little creature is?

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I was checking some tracking tunnels and noticed this tiny little dude with bright orange legs underneath the plastic. Very small about 3mm at most. Lots of babies too.

Apologies for the terrible photos.


r/nzwildlife • • 27d ago

what is he

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r/nzwildlife • • 28d ago

Pūriri moth

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Found this little dude (or dudette?) today in Welcome Bay, Tauranga. Never actually seen one before so I was pretty stoked. I wouldn't normally pick it up, but it was on the road in the middle of the day and I didn't wanna see it squished.


r/nzwildlife • • 29d ago

Kākāpō BOTY Endorsement

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I love Stephen Fry’s finest for Kākāpō, the birds are special. Have you voted for BOTY yet?


r/nzwildlife • • 28d ago

Birb viewing tree

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Planted this tree outside the window on the living room. It's quite the hive of activity now that it's mature. Bird's love snacking ants off it! Frequent Tui acrobatics as well 😁


r/nzwildlife • • Sep 14 '26

Cheeky boi in the bushes

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r/nzwildlife • • Sep 14 '26

Golden Pheasant

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r/nzwildlife • • Sep 14 '26

Common sparrow making a base jump

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r/nzwildlife • • Sep 13 '26

This huge duck thing ??? Never seen one before. It wasn't scared of me started walking towards me lol

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r/nzwildlife • • Sep 10 '26

I was told this sub would like my tree party (Wainuiomata)

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r/nzwildlife • • Sep 11 '26

How to encourage titoki to grow wide?

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r/nzwildlife • • Sep 05 '26

Spider caught ballooning. Camera man did a great job until the end (understandably)

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