Tui De Roy / Southern Tokoeka / Stewart Island Kiwi (Apteryx australis lawryi) feeding on sand hoppers in rotting beach kelp at night, Stewart Island New Zealand

Andy Trowbridge / Yellowhead (Mohoua ochrocephala) perched on beech tree. Endangered species. Blue Mountains, Southland, South Island, New Zealand. December.

David Noton / Lake Mangamahoe, with Mt Taranaki beyond, North Island, New Zealand

Brent Stephenson / North Island saddleback (Philesturnus rufusater) male feeds on the nectar from New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax) flowers. Tiritiri Matangi Island, Auckland, New Zealand, November.

Christophe Courteau / Kakapo portrait {Strigops habroptila} captive Maud Is New Zealand. Did you know? Kakapos are one of the longest lived birds in the world with a average life expectancy of 90 years.

Brent Stephenson / Fernbird (Megalurus punctatus) in dense vegetation on the ground. Stockton Plateau, West Coast, New Zealand, April.

Andy Trowbridge / Jewelled gecko (Naultinus gemmeus) on a kanuka bush (Kunzea ericoides). Banks Peninsula; Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand.

Tom Marshall / Black / New Zealand stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae) ringed adult feeding at last light, Critically endangered, Lake Ellesmere, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand. September

Mark Carwardine / Kakapo (Strigops habroptila) wild male known as Sirocco walking along the ground, night parrot, Codfish Island, off Stewart Island, southern New Zealand, Critically endangered species

Mike Read / New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis melanura) feeding on nectar from New Zealand flax. New Zealand, December.

Brent Stephenson / Adult male New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis melanura) perched. Tiritiri Matangi Island, Auckland, New Zealand, September.

Brent Stephenson / Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) feeding on nectar from pohutukawa tree flowers. Wenderholm Region Park, Auckland, New Zealand, December.

Brent Stephenson / Male stitchbird (Notiomystis cincta) perched displaying with white eartufts raised and tail partly cocked. Tiritiri Matangi Island, Auckland, New Zealand, September.

Brent Stephenson / Female Stitchbird (Notiomystis cincta) feeding North Island Robin (Petroica longipes) chicks. This is the first record of such behaviour for this species, feeding another unrelated species chicks. Tir...

Tui De Roy / Great Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx haastii) foraging in rainforest habitat at night, NW Nelson, South Island, Otorohanga Breeding Facility, New Zealand.

Tui De Roy / Okarito Brown Kiwi (Apteryx rowi) male known as 'Scooter' patrolling his territory, from population of 200. Okarito Forest, Westland, South Island, New Zealand.

Brent Stephenson / Stirling Falls dropping 146m into the sea, Milford Sound, Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand

Andy Trowbridge / The upper Emerald Lake on the Tongariro Crossing, looking east, it striking colours are caused by dissolved minerals being washed down from thermal area of nearby Red Crater, Tongariro Crossing, Tonga...

Andy Trowbridge / The Clinton River on the Milford Track, Fiordland National Park, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand. November, 2006.

Mark Brownlow / Dusky dolphin {Lagenorhynchus obscurus} leaping at surface, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand

Brent Stephenson / Dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) courting pair leaping from the sea, Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand, January.

TOM WALMSLEY / Hectors dolphins underwater {Cephalorhynchus hectori} Akaroa, New Zealand

TOM WALMSLEY / Hectors dolphin mother + calf {Cephalorhynchus hectori} Akaroa, New Zealand

Phil Chapman / Tree ferns (Cyatheaceae). South Island, New Zealand

Jack Dykinga / Soft Tree Ferns (Cyathea smithii) with Crown Ferns (Blechnum discolor) below, Whakapohai Wildlife Refuge, South Island, New Zealand

Andrew Walmsley / White-flippered variety of the Little Blue Penguin (Eudyptula minor albosignata), rescued and rehabilitated by the Antarctic Centre. Captive. Christchurch, New Zealand, October.

Pete Oxford / Snares island penguins (Eudyptes robustus) on seaweed. Snares Island, New Zealand

Barry Bland / Hooker sealion (Phocarctos hookeri) on the beach, New Zealand.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Male Hooker's / New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri) in water, Campbell Island, New Zealand, sub Antarctic Islands. November.

Brent Stephenson / Cabbage / Palm Lily trees (Cordyline australis) amongst flowering manuka (Leptospermum scoparium) bushes. Tiritiri Matangi Island, Auckland, New Zealand, September.

David Noton / Moon over Cathedral Cove at dawn, near Hahei, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand. December 2006.

Andy Trowbridge / Bridal Veil Falls (55m), Raglan, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand. November, 2006.

Andy Trowbridge / Cathedral Cove just after sunrise, Hahei, Coromandel Peninsula, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand. November, 2006.

Andy Trowbridge / Gibson's Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni) on water with the Kaikoura coastline in the background. South Island, New Zealand, February.

Andy Trowbridge / Gibson's Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni) in flight, Kaikoura coastline in the background. Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, Januray.

Pete Oxford / Yellow-eyed penguin & chick near nest {Megadyptes antipodes} Enderby Is, New Zealand

Pete Oxford / Southern royal albatross (Diomedea epomophora). Campbell Island, New Zealand

David Noton / Gannet colony at Muriwai, North Island, New Zealand

Mark Carwardine / Kakapo (Strigops habroptila) wild male known as Sirocco walking along the ground, night parrot, Codfish Island, off Stewart Island, southern New Zealand, Critically endangered species

Mark Carwardine / Aerial view of Codfish Island looking north towards Stewart Island, off southern New Zealand, main home of the endangered Kakapo, January 2009

Tom Marshall / Wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis) Adult feeding in mud. Lake Ellesmere. Canterbury. New Zealand. November

Andrew Walmsley / Wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis) portrait, Lake Ellesmere, South Island, New Zealand, October

John Cancalosi / Takahe portrait (Phorphyrio hochstetteri) New Zealand

Andy Trowbridge / Wild South Island Takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri) sitting on nest. Endangered species. Murchsion Mountains, Fiordland National Park, South Island,New Zealand. December.

Andy Trowbridge / View across Lake Orbel and up Takahe Valley to the Murchison Mountains. Taken from the outlet, Tunnel Burn, Lake Orbell, Fiordland National, Park, Southland, New Zealand, May 2005

Peter Bassett / Takahe (Phorphyrio hochstetteri)) New Zealand

Mark Carwardine / Southern boobook owl / Morepork / Ruru (Ninox novaeseelandiae) Kauri Park, North Island, New Zealand, endemic

Andrew Walmsley / Juvenile Kea (Nestor notabilis) perched on rock, Arthur's Pass, New Zealand, June

Andrew Walmsley / Weka chick (Gallirallus australis) walking through grass, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand, December

Andy Trowbridge / Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) endemic to New Zealand. Tiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. September.

Andy Trowbridge / Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) perched on kowhai tree (Sophora spp.) endemic to New Zealand. South Island, Stewart Island. Tiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, North Island, New Zeala...

Andy Trowbridge / Blue Duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) or Whio (Maori name) portrait, endemic to New Zealand.Hollyford River, Fiordland National Park, Southland, South Island, New Zealand. September.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Auckland Teal (Anas aucklandica) endemic to Auckland Islands south of New Zealand. November.

Andrew Walmsley / Kea (Nestor notabilis) on rock, summit of Avalanche Peak), Arthur's Pass, New Zealand, February 2009, Vulnerable species

Andy Trowbridge / New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) perched on moss cover stump, endemic to New Zealand. Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, November.

Brent Stephenson / Dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) somersaults from the water, Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand. February.

Andy Trowbridge / New Zealand Falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae), female with chick on nest made under a native flax plant. Oreti River, Mossburn, Southland, South Island, New Zealand. December.

Andy Trowbridge / Portrait of Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) taken at sunset. Black Reef Gannet Colony, Cape Kidnappers, Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand. October.

David Tipling / Wandering Albatross (Diomeda exulans) portrait, off Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand

Andy Trowbridge / Kea (Nestor notabilis) portrait. The yellow at the top of the beak indicates that this is a jurvnile bird. Arthur's Pass National Park, South Island, New Zealand, December.

Andy Trowbridge / New Zealand Falcon chicks (Falco novaeseelandiae) at the nest. Nest made at the base of a native flax plant. Oreti River, Mossburn, Southland, South lsland, New Zealand, January

Mark Carwardine / Buller's albatross (Thalassarche bulleri) flying over sea, Chatham Islands, off southern New Zealand

John Cancalosi / Little / Blue penguin {Eudyptula minor} in burrow, New Zealand

Andrew Walmsley / Juvenile Kea (Nestor notabilis) in flight, Arthur's Pass, New Zealand, June, Vulnerable species

John Cancalosi / Tuatara portrait {Sphenodon punctatus} New Zealand

John Cancalosi / Tuatara {Sphenodon punctatus} Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Rod Williams / Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) Tiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand, March

Pete Oxford / New Zealand / Hooker's sealion {Phocartos hookeri} female, Cambell Is, South New Zealand

Pete Oxford / New Zealand sealion {Phocarctos hookeri} Enderby Island, Aukland Islands

Michele Westmorland / New Zealand Seals (Phocarctos hookeri) resting on rocks, Milford Sound in Fjordland on the South Island of New Zealand. Jnauary 2008.

Barry Bland / Hooker / New Zealand sealion (Phocarctos hookeri) calling on the beach, New Zealand.

Tim Edwards / Classic Yellow-eyed penguin breeding habitat {Megadyptes antipodes} Otago Peninsula NZ

Andrew Walmsley / Silhouette of a Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) standing on rock looking out to sea, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand, October

Andy Trowbridge / Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) or Hoiho with chick. Katiki Point, Moeraki, Otago, South Island, New Zealand. January. Endangered species.

Andy Trowbridge / Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) climbing sand dune. Sandfly Bay, Otago Peninsula, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, February.

Pete Oxford / Yellow-eyed penguin in forest {Megadyptes antipodes} Enderby Island, Auckland Is, New Zealand

Pete Oxford / Yellow-eyed penguin preening feathers, Aukland Island, New Zealand

Mark Carwardine / Kakapo (Strigops habroptila) wild male known as Sirocco on the ground, night parrot, Codfish Island, off Stewart Island, southern New Zealand, Critically endangered species

Mark Carwardine / Aerial view of Kakapo Castle (last home of the endangered Kakapo on mainland New Zealand) Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand, January 2009

Christophe Courteau / North island brown kiwi {Apteryx mantelli} Kapiti Is North Is New Zealand