Nicola Toki
Critter of the week: Dryland Sow Thistle
The Dryland Sow Thistle, a beautiful nationally vulnerable daisy showing interesting colour variation in its leaves: grey-brown-green. Audio, Gallery
Critter of the Week Mountain Stone Weta / Hemideina maori
Nicola Toki - Doc's Threatened Species Ambassador joins the programme today to tell us all about the Mountain Stone Weta. Audio, Gallery
Critter of the Week: Long legged Harvestman
Doc's threatened species ambassador Nicola Toki is in this week to talk about the Long-legged Harvestman. Audio, Gallery
Critter of the Week: Mohua
It's the little yellow bird you see on 100 dollar bills - the Mohua is our critter of the week and while she's in, DOC's threatened species ambassador Nicola Toki talks about NZ's rat explosion. Video, Audio
Predator Free NZ - dream or reality?
A panel of five experts debate what it will take to turn the idea of a predator-free New Zealand by 2050 from a dream into a reality. Audio
Predator Free NZ - dream or reality?
A panel of five experts debate what it will take to turn the idea of a predator-free New Zealand by 2050 from a dream into a reality.
AudioOur Changing World for 20 June 2019
A panel discussion on 'Predator Free New Zealand - dream or reality' with five experts in pest biology and large scale eradication porjects. Audio
Critter of the Week: The Maungatua Stonefly
This week, DoC's threatened species ambassador, Nicola Toki tells us about the incredible accidental discovery of a new insect species Audio, Gallery
Critter of the Week: Chatham Island Shag
It's Critter of the Week time and DOC's Threatened Species Ambassador, Nicola Toki, joins the programme today to tell us all about the Chatham Island Shag. Audio
Critter of the Week
Nicola Toki, DOC's threatened species ambassador is with us for our critter of the week - Helm's Stag Beetle (Geodorcus helmsi) Audio, Gallery
Critter of the Week: Chatham Island tree hebe
Nicola Toki, DOC's threatened species ambassador is in with our critter of the week! Veronica Barkeri is known by many names: Chatham Island tree hebe, Barker's hebe and Barker's koromiko. Audio
Critter of the Week Limestone Cress
An extremely rare critter this week, found only on one site! Only found on the limestone outcrops of the Waitaki Valley. Audio
Critter of the Week: Homer Grasshopper
Our Critter of the Week is the Homer grasshopper (Sigaus homerensis), New Zealand's nationally critical grasshopper. Audio
Critter of the Week: The Nelson Green Gecko
Our Critter of the Week is the Nelson Green Gecko - one of our rarest animals, found only in the Nelson area from the south of the Bryant Range, westwards of the main divide, to the Murchison District… Audio
Critter of the Week: Blue damselfly
Nicola Toki's critter of the week is the Blue damselfly (Austrolestes colensonis), which is the smaller cousin of the dragonfly. The males are blue and the females are a greener shade. Audio
Critter of the Week Flax Weevil
In today's session with DoC's Nicola Toki we discuss the Flax Weevil (Anagotus fairburni). Audio, Gallery
Critter of the Week - the striped skink
DoC's threatened species ambassador Nicola Toki is here to talk about this mysterious skink, which lives its entire life in its canopy above our heads, making it very difficult to find and protect. Audio
Critter of the Week Pitt Island Longhorn Beetle
DoC's Threatened Species Ambassador, Nicola Toki tells us about this species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. the Pitt Island Longhorn Beetle Audio
Critter of the Week: Tuatara Tick
The Tuatara Tick is a species that only parasites the tuatara of New Zealand. It is not closely related to any other tick. DoC's Threatened Species Ambassador, Nicola Toki reckons endangered parasites… Audio