Nicola Toki
Critter of the Week: The ‘vampire of the seabirds’
This week's critter is a tick that sucks blood from different seabirds, including the antipodean and wandering albatross. Audio
Critter of the Week: The North Island grasshopper
This week's critter is the North Island grasshopper - the only one from the Sigaus genus found in the North island.You can easily tell sigaus genus apart from other grasshoppers because of their… Audio
Critter of the Week The spotted black grouper
This fish can reach lengths of 2m and at least 80kg in weight. Audio
Critter of the Week: deep-sea Stony Corals or scleractinians
Today for critter of the week we are diving deep into the ocean to look at a group of deep-sea corals. Audio, Gallery
Critter of the Week: The shortjaw kōkopu
A rare, secretive and seldom seen species of migratory fish. Audio
Critter of the Week New Zealand Flatworm
Doc's Nicola Toki introduces us to our critter this week - the New Zealand flatworm, a carnivorous terrestrial flatworm! Native to New Zealand, but an invasive species to Europe where they… Audio
Critter of the Week the Chatham Island pigeon
They are now slowly making a comeback thanks to predator control and habitat protection. Audio
Critter of the Week Mason Wasp
This week Doc's Nicola Toki takes a closer look at the mason wasp. Audio, Gallery
Critter of the Week the small willowherb Epilobium angustum
DOC's Nicola Toki says they grow in the amazing habitat of ephemeral wetlands. Audio, Gallery
We announce the winner of the Lego Critter competition
Jesse and Nicola Toki from DoC announce the winners of our Brick a Critter Competition! Audio, Gallery
Critter Of The Week Fairy Wasp
Not the most attractive critter in our arsenal but it makes up for it because we get to use the term hyperparasite, where a wasp might lay its eggs inside a caterpillar but then this guy, a fairy… Audio
Critter of the Week New Zealand Antlion
Requested by Jesse, this week is the insect whose name is thought to mean the 'destroyer of ants' - the New Zealand antlion. Audio
Critter of the Week The New Zealand pea crab
Doc's Nicola Toki introduces us to this week's critter the New Zealand pea crab. This crab lives inside bivalves like the NZ green lipped mussel, pipi and cockles where it steals their food. Audio
Critter of the Week Grays River grass moth
This week's critter is the Grays River grass moth which survives drowning in parts of its life-cycle and extreme drought in others. This species is only found in the Mackenzie Basin, which is a… Audio, Gallery
Critter of the Week the bar-tailed godwit
Doc's Nicola Toki tells us about this week's critter is the bar-tailed godwit. A migratory bird that holds the record for the longest non-stop flight from Alaska to NZ. They can be spotted in… Audio, Gallery
Critter of the Week The Bryde’s Whale
This week's critter is the Bryde's Whale. They can be found in the Hauraki Gulf all year round spending most of their time near the ocean's surface. They are they are most commonly sighted large whale… Audio
Critter of the Week NZ Bull Kelp
This week's critter is the NZ Bull Kelp/ Rimurapa. Nicola Toki, Doc's Director Operations, Eastern South Island talks about this special species. Audio, Gallery
Critter of the Week NZ rock oyster
We meet our final critter for 2019. Doc's threatened species ambassador Nicola Toki introduces us to the NZ rock oyster. Audio
Critter of the Week: Shining cuckoo
The shining cuckoo is a 'brood parasite' - it puts its eggs in the grey warbler's nest and gets them to bring up their children. Audio
