Three places to see these ancient reptiles New Zealand’s largest reptile, tuatara, have fascinated zoologists ever since Europeans arrived on these shores. Survivors from 220 million years ago, these spiny endemic reptiles are not dinosaurs, but have outlived them. While they haven’t remained unchanged during that time, tuatara do have many primitive features, including bony […]
Mt Somers via Te Kiekie Route, Hakatere Conservation Park
The Tararua’s forgotten traverse
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