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Ancient worm-like bug crowned 'Bug of the Year'
The New Zealand velvet worm or ngāokeoke has been crowned bug of the year for 2025. The ancient gummy-looking worm, covered ...
Tūhura Otago Museum Leads Another Wildlife Victory - Velvet Worm Wins Bug Of The Year!
Tūhura Otago Museum has done it again, leading another beloved wildlife creature to victory! By the narrowest of margins, ...
Bug of the Year 2025 goes to the New Zealand velvet worm
The New Zealand velvet worm or ngāokeoke has been crowned bug of the year for 2025. The ancient gummy-looking worm, covered ...
Prehistoric Slime-Shooter Wins Bug Of The Year 2025
The results are in, and New Zealanders have crowned the ngāokeoke (New Zealand velvet worm, Peripatoides novaezealandiae) the 2025 Bug of the Year. The whē (New Zealand praying mantis) came second, ...
Huge restoration and pest control project planned for three of NZ's largest islands
New Zealand aims to raise $137 million to eradicate pests and restore ecosystems on three of our largest islands, as part of ...
Takahē release in Rees Valley near Queenstown boosts wild population
A once-thought extinct native bird is now beating the odds, with a further release of 18 birds into the Rees Valley near ...
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Biosecurity New Zealand Investigating And Boosting Trapping After New Auckland Fruit Fly Find
A biosecurity operation is under way and extra field teams are today in the suburb of Birkdale, on Auckland’s North Shore, ...