Category Archives: nightsky
What we see on our Hiking Trips
One of our Hiking Trips in the Puketi Forest is a full day walk. Conservation in the forest is really noticeable now. The Northern Rata (Metrosideros robusta) is flowering again. The Rata is a tall tree, up to 25 m … Continue reading
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Nocturnal insects feeding.
The giant centipede and cave weta are present at night in the forest. The cave weta lives in dark spaces , in the Puketi forest we find them in the Giant Kauri trees that have been bled for gum.
The Centipede usually … Continue reading
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Spiders
The Vagrant spider is found throughout New Zealand. There are 20 different species. Some of the species are not scientifically recorded. On our night walks we encounter spiders waiting in their web and actually capturing their prey. Here we have a series … Continue reading
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Nocturnal birds in the rain forest.
New Zealand Owl ,Maori name, Ruru or commonly called the Morepork.
Feeds mainly on insects and moths.
It has a distinctive call ” Morepork” hence the name.
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Team building in the forest
ADVENTURE PUKETI IS EXCITED ABOUT OUR UNIQUE PRODUCT.
TEAM BUILDING.
BRING YOUR TEAM BIG OR SMALL INTO THE PUKETI KAURI RAIN FOREST .
EXPERIENCE OUR HALF DAY FORESTWALK ,MORNING OR AFTERNOON.
OR PERHAPS EVEN TAKE AN ADVENTURE ON DUSK WITH YOUR GUIDE, JOIN THE NOCTURNAL … Continue reading →