Nicola Toki

The Forget-me-not is this week's pick of the bunch for Critter of the Week. Audio

Critter of the Week this week is a sea slug with a scientific name called Doris wellingtonensis, yes Doris the sea slug! Doc's Nicola Toki tells us all about the critter that lives on the seafloor and… Audio, Gallery

The Tussock Ringlet or Common Tussock butterfly is an "all-terrain" South Island butterfly. Audio, Gallery

Found around waterfalls at sunny sites in Nelson, Buller and Marlborough. Audio

This week's critter is a treasure for all Harry Potter nerds, a wasp named after Lucius Malfoy. Doc's Nic Toki explains to Jesse it's a fittingly creepy looking critter for Halloween eve! Audio

This week's Critter of the Week is the Fairy Lantern. It's a floral thief that steals energy from other plants, rather than making its own through photosynthesis. Doc's Nicola Toki explains.  Audio

This week's critter is the kakabeak mite. A super small and threatened mite that lives on the beautiful threatened kakabeak plant. Doc's Nicola Toki tells Jesse all about the tiny insect. Audio, Gallery

They might be the key to better understanding autoimmune reactions and other illnesses, says Doc's Nicola Toki. Audio, Gallery

Doc's Nicola Toki introduces us to this week's critter - the wandering anemone. It lives in the ocean, has a pedal disc, resembles a pile of baked beans and moves in the night! Audio, Gallery

New Zealand has many species of mayfly, but none are quite like the Karāroa mayfly. Audio

This week's Critter of the Week is the Kermadec red-crowned kakariki. They are similar to the mainland red-crowned kakariki, but are slightly larger and prefer a warmer climate, says Doc's Nicola… Audio, Gallery

This Critter of the Week is on a free ride with free food for life! DOC's Nic Toki explains to Jesse that the Kiwi Feather Mite may just be the worst hitch-hiker in New Zealand, and perhaps the least… Audio, Gallery

This week's critter looks similar to a spider, is a little spooky and is a type of ghost orchid - it's the hidden spider orchid. Audio, Gallery

This week's critter is small but noisy. Doc's Nicola Toki today on Critter of the Week tells Jesse more about  the Chatham Island Snipe! Audio, Gallery

This week's critter lives under Auckland and is a mysterious species. It's big, it's hairy and it glows in the dark. Audio

This week's critter is Neptune's necklace, or Aphrodite's pearls - a seaweed that is found throughout New Zealand. This critter is a great rockpool find, and looks best in the water, rather than round… Audio, Gallery

This week DOC's Nicola Toki has chosen the New Zealand white faced storm petrel, takahikare-moana or Jesus Christ bird as Critter of the Week.  Audio, Gallery

DoC's Nicola Toki introduces this week's critter - the Chatham fat-legged weta. Audio, Gallery

Sticking with invertebrates that have charismatic megafauna in their names, this week is the common tiger beetle. Audio

Known for their excellent hunting abilities, they are a top predator in the alpine zone. Audio