Nicola Toki

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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DoC's threatened species ambassador Nicola Toki introduces us to the long-tailed bat, a tiny little creature the size of your thumb but they can fly up at 60 kilometres per hour and have very strong… Audio

Springtails are small, six legged arthropods which live mainly in the soil and leaf litter and such moist habitats. DoC's threatened species ambassador, Nicola Toki tells us about the New Zealand… Audio

New Zealand has several species in the genus Lepidium - the coastal cresses - and many of them are "in serious trouble" and very endangered. Nau is the only endemic coastal cress in the far north. Audio

The South Island lichen moth is also known as the zebra moth. And it is also the moth on the corner of the $100 bill (if you're lucky enough to have held one). Audio

It's our 100th episode of Critter of the Week ! so to mark that we celebrate the centipede! Audio