Nicola Toki

In just a few places in the mid-Canterbury high-country, White bellied skinks slink and slither between the sliding stones of scree slopes.  Audio

Jesse and Nicola Toki present Critter of the Week at the Wild Dunedin festival. Introducing Graham the green gecko Audio

In honour of ANZAC day - a bird we share with Australia (and South East Asia), the beautiful white heron (Eastern great egret). Audio

It's World Fish Migration Day on 21 April - a global bi-annual event that shines a light on migratory fish and their need for open river systems. Audio

In the wild, this attractive shrub is critically endangered, but many listeners will be familiar with Muehlenbeckia astonii as a popular garden plant. It's one of New Zealand's few truly deciduous… Audio

Although New Zealand is thankfully free of scorpions, we do have pseudoscorpions! They look very similar to their counterparts, but without the fearsome tail and sting.  Audio

The Teviot flathead galaxias are very rare, they share the same threat status as the kakapo, but they're hardy fish that can withstand cold winters and scorching summers.  Audio

This moth is so diminutive and endangered that it doesn't even have a common name. Clinging to existence in a few coastal sites near Invercargill, the 'little brown moth' will be emerging from as an… Audio

The very popular mollusc toheroa Audio, Gallery

This week we look at Pterodroma inexpectata, Korure or Mottled Petrel! Audio

We often showcase a critter that lives in only one place on the planet and the Te Kakahu skink is no exception. Audio

Officially a 'semi-slug', and like a paua, this species are a gastropod. Audio

Carmichaelia juncea occurs in South Westland and did occur in the Waimakariri area but fell prey to hares, rabbits, and collectors. Nicola Toki shares the fascinating story of the recovery of this… Audio

Corybas carsei, the swamp helmet orchid is a tiny orchid that will grow to twice its height when a seed capsule develops by way of the stalk of the capsule elongating to a mighty 5-6 cm tall!  Audio

The genius of the cabbage tree moth Audio

New Zealand has 28 species of native bee, 27 of them are endemic. Audio

New Zealand has about 40 species of cicada - all of them unique to us. There are about 2500 species known worldwide. Our cicadas are in five Genera, three of which are endemic as well - Amphipsalta… Audio

The Ohau Rock Daisy, or Pachystegia is an endemic genus to New Zealand. It's habitat was badly affected by the Kaikoura quake and efforts are underway to replant the rock daisy on the bedrock bluffs… Audio

There are three species of pupuharakeke or flax snails in New Zealand.

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