19 Nov 2025

Rare pink grasshopper spotted in Mackenzie Basin

From Morning Report, 8:40 am on 19 November 2025

A rare pink grasshopper has been spotted hopping through Canterbury's Mackenzie Basin. Department of Conservation ranger Jen Schori spoke to Corin Dann.

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