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What

Blue-green Algae (Phylum Cyanobacteria)

Observer

stephen-ao

Date

September 15, 2023 01:18 PM NZST

Description

Seen underwater. Unusual purple/green looked very out of place

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What

Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus miles)

Observer

orion_05

Date

September 12, 2022 10:47 AM CEST

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haydenj

Date

July 2023

Description

Several flowers

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Observer

rapuwai

Date

April 17, 2021 02:50 PM NZST

Description

I saw this at Rototai reserve near Tākaka. It is not attached to the piece of wood, just resting on it.

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What

Gravel Groundsel (Senecio skirrhodon)

Observer

stephen_thorpe

Date

July 24, 2023 12:26 PM NZST

Description

Auckland CBD.

Brigham St, Wynyard Quarter.

Unknown blister galls on adaxial surface of leaves on a weedy Senecio skirrhodon.

Dissected galls do not contain anything recognisable.

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What

Lavender Steps (Senecio crassiflorus)

Observer

leonperrie

Date

August 11, 2023 09:05 AM NZST

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What

Pacific Dtella (Gehyra oceanica)

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heathcotegill

Date

January 16, 2023 11:43 AM NZDT

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What

Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)

Observer

ella_peoples

Date

March 25, 2022 08:49 AM UTC

Description

Urgently need to know what this ad whether it is an invasive species as found it on a boat

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christinaraven

Date

February 28, 2023 03:01 PM NZDT

Description

Hitchhiker from Te Waihora, Greenpark Sands. 12mm long from nose to wing tip

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What

Pelagic Sea-Anemone (Actinecta viridula)

Observer

anitaruggle

Date

May 8, 2023 11:56 AM NZST

Description

could l please get a confirmation on this Anemone please

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What

Gisborne Cockroach (Drymaplaneta semivitta)

Observer

meurkc

Date

June 24, 2023 08:26 PM NZST

Description

House internal wall

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What

Rough Gecko (Naultinus rudis)

Observer

stevereekie1

Date

May 2023

Description

Found in Kaikoura Ranges. (Exact location not given as this is a critically endangered species and the first sighting for some time.

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What

Mccann’s Skink (Oligosoma maccanni)

Observer

ecoman

Date

July 2009

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What

Pūkeko (Porphyrio melanotus ssp. melanotus)

Observer

epitree

Date

May 26, 2023 08:42 AM NZST

Description

Eating Acorns

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What

Magpie Moths (Genus Nyctemera)

Observer

simon_weave

Date

May 25, 2023 11:42 AM NZST

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bythepark

Date

May 25, 2023 11:07 AM NZST

Description

On Whiteywood

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No photos or sounds

What

South Island Tomtit (Petroica macrocephala ssp. macrocephala)

Observer

luke_sutton

Date

March 5, 2019 06:52 PM NZDT

Description

Seen flying through the garden

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What

South Island Tomtit (Petroica macrocephala ssp. macrocephala)

Observer

bytesnz

Date

January 2023

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What

South Island Tomtit (Petroica macrocephala ssp. macrocephala)

Observer

timlogan

Date

February 28, 2018 05:02 PM NZDT

Description

The first time I've seen this bird around West Melton. Initially, it was perched on a fence and let me approach to within a few metres, although it was flicking it's tail in agitation. I suspect it's a female or juvenile tomtit.

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What

Kārearea (New Zealand Falcon) (Falco novaeseelandiae)

Observer

noahfenwick

Date

May 13, 2023 01:06 PM NZST

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What

Kārearea (New Zealand Falcon) (Falco novaeseelandiae)

Observer

cicerobeard

Date

May 2, 2023 04:47 PM NZST

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What

Kārearea (New Zealand Falcon) (Falco novaeseelandiae)

Observer

samlionica

Date

May 6, 2023 04:51 PM NZST

Description

The best photo I could get unfortunately. Was flying low carrying a baby duckling

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Observer

stephen_thorpe

Date

January 2, 2021 09:35 AM NZDT

Description

City campus of the University of Auckland, Auckland CBD. One live adult female wasp ovipositing into a young Siphanta acuta nymph.

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What

Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

Observer

alice_shanks

Date

April 3, 2019 03:03 PM NZDT

Description

What is this harakeke seed pod caterpillar?

@butterfly4

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Observer

kelvinperrie

Date

April 29, 2023 03:43 PM NZST

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Observer

kelvinperrie

Date

April 29, 2023 03:01 PM NZST

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What

Oriental Latrine Fly (Chrysomya megacephala)

Observer

emily_r

Date

April 30, 2023 08:11 PM NZST

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emily_r

Date

April 29, 2023 11:28 AM NZST

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emily_r

Date

April 28, 2023 08:16 PM NZST

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leonperrie

Date

April 23, 2021

Place

Ihaia (Google, OSM)

Description

1071-2
Identification uncertain.

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Observer

ecoman

Date

April 30, 2023 01:26 PM NZST

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Observer

noahfenwick

Date

April 28, 2023 08:05 AM NZST

Description

On Nothofagus cliffortioides

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What

Tree Trapdoor Spider (Genus Migas)

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jupal04

Date

April 30, 2023 08:29 PM NZST

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Observer

jupal04

Date

April 30, 2023 10:04 AM NZST

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What

Maiden's Wattle (Acacia maidenii)

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cco

Date

April 30, 2020 12:34 PM NZST

Description

Planted trees + root-suckered shrubs

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Observer

c_j_w

Date

April 5, 2023 02:57 PM NZST

Description

On Senecio skirrhodon. This observation is for the aphids not the plant or the ants.
Note: Aphid specimens from this observation were sent to MPI for identification and confirmed as Aphis lugentis.

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Observer

jon_sullivan

Date

April 30, 2023 02:32 PM NZST

Description

black aphids feeding on Senecio vulgaris

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What

Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans)

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noahfenwick

Date

April 30, 2023 03:34 PM NZST

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Observer

beccac22

Date

April 3, 2023 07:30 PM NZST

Description

Had leaf vein type pattern on its back. Very similar colour to mossy surroundings. Native slug?

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What

Scar Bank Gem (Ctenoplusia limbirena)

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bunnynom

Date

March 21, 2022 05:44 PM NZDT

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What

Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)

Observer

bythepark

Date

May 3, 2023 08:31 AM NZST

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sohkamyung

Date

July 18, 2021 11:55 AM +08

Description

This observation is for the pseudoscorpion hanging on to the wasp's antenna

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What

Green Nightshade (Solanum nitidibaccatum)

Observer

cco

Date

April 22, 2011 10:36 AM NZST

Description

In waste area

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Observer

oaag1993

Date

May 2, 2022 11:45 AM NZST

Description

Growing on exposed ridge in fellfield. Not sure about I.D.

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What

Cutleaf Burnweed (Senecio glomeratus)

Observer

meurkc

Date

April 19, 2023 10:16 AM NZST

Description

Cutover pine forest

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chofungi

Date

March 7, 2023 10:37 PM CST

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What

Life

Observer

rubyross

Date

March 30, 2023 12:47 PM NZDT

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What

Chameleon Plant (Houttuynia cordata)

Observer

stephen_thorpe

Date

March 24, 2023 01:28 PM NZDT

Description

26 Te Taou Crescent (grounds of Grand Central Apartments), Auckland CBD.

Appears to have gone wild (casual) around a fertile potted plant.

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Observer

grahame

Date

November 15, 2019

Description

Gynoplistia pedestris mating.
I've been looking for this for many years.
Patience pays off.
The wingless ones seem to be spreading in their range over Travis over the years.

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What

Tōrea (South Island Pied Oystercatcher) (Haematopus finschi)

Observer

mark_smale

Date

March 11, 2023 10:43 AM NZDT

Description

Roadkill.

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What

Rye Ergot (Claviceps purpurea)

Observer

jon_sullivan

Date

March 18, 2023 02:49 PM NZDT

Description

Ergot on Lolium arundinaceum

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What

New Zealand Blue (Zizina oxleyi)

Observer

ecoman

Date

March 14, 2023 03:18 PM NZDT

Description

appears to be ovipositing on clover

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What

Kārearea (New Zealand Falcon) (Falco novaeseelandiae)

Observer

steveattwood

Date

March 12, 2023 02:32 PM NZDT

Description

Female karearea observed in open beech forest in the Nina Valley. Appeared to be stashing prey but were unable to confirm.

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What

Chukar (Alectoris chukar)

Observer

rubyross

Date

February 13, 2023 08:31 AM NZDT

Description

Recorded on trail cam as part of the Te Manahuna Aoraki project. On Malte Brun.

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What

Groundsels (Genus Senecio)

Date

March 2023

Description

Senecio 'Cape Campbell', an officially unnamed coastal calcicole species of the eastern Marlborough coast. A good population at this site.

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Observer

flossiepip

Date

February 20, 2022 06:26 PM NZDT

Description

Tiny about 1.5mm

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What

Dicots [Paraphyletic] (Class Magnoliopsida)

Observer

hamishmaule1

Date

February 13, 2023 11:40 AM NZDT

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What

Domestic Chicken (Gallus gallus var. domesticus)

Observer

mreynolds

Date

February 13, 2022 10:52 AM CST

Description

Popeyes Chicken nugget, a chicken bone, and a remnant of some sort of reptile, loggerhead shrike cache on a razor wire. The shrike (pictured a couple of weeks ago) has been using this spot for several weeks to perch and forage.

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What

Red Gum Lerp Psyllid (Glycaspis brimblecombei)

Observer

ecoman

Date

February 4, 2023 04:22 PM NZDT

Description

On Eucalyptus

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What

Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen)

Date

January 8, 2023 12:17 PM NZDT

Description

a bit random

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What

Japanese Persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

Observer

tramperjames

Date

January 21, 2023 06:50 PM NZDT

Description

Growing under regenerating kahikatea canopy, wet soil. Not one I've seen before.

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What

White-stemmed Bramble (Rubus cockburnianus)

Observer

dave_holland

Date

January 12, 2023 01:58 PM NZDT

Description

WIld! bird dispersed into the native broom border in the bot gardens!!!

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What

Cattails (Genus Typha)

Observer

joepb

Date

December 21, 2022 10:38 AM NZDT

Description

Odd-looking Typha in this retention basin. Very lax leaves. Short, dark inflorescences. The AI likes T. latifolia when I include suggestions not seen nearby. I plan to collect some sometime.

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What

Chilean Flame Creeper (Tropaeolum speciosum)

Observer

kate_whyte

Date

February 21, 2022 04:37 PM +13

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What

Hairy-legs Groundsel (Senecio esleri)

Observer

tamsin_b_g

Date

December 2022

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What

Puapua-a-Autahi (Aseroe rubra)

Observer

rakieora

Date

December 23, 2022 10:22 PM NZDT

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Observer

duncanmc42

Date

December 13, 2022 03:47 PM NZDT

Description

Roadside in Kingsland forest

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What

White Banded House Jumper (Maratus griseus)

Observer

flossiepip

Date

December 11, 2022 06:04 AM NZDT

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What

Myrtle Rust (Austropuccinia psidii)

Observer

jessadams

Date

November 20, 2021 10:30 AM +13

Description

Pohutakawa purchased from The Plant Company in Napier. Arrived at my door this morning. I have placed them back in their boxes awaiting instructions for treatment or disposal

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What

Yellow Burr-Daisy (Calotis lappulacea)

Observer

reinderw

Date

March 17, 2018 02:10 PM NZDT

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What

Yellow Burr-Daisy (Calotis lappulacea)

Observer

jon_sullivan

Date

April 25, 2013 02:44 PM NZST

Description

Growing in the grass of a dry north facing hillside above Boulder Bay.

Flowering. Flower colour yellow.

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What

Common Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)

Observer

reinderw

Date

October 30, 2020 05:30 PM NZDT

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Observer

stephen_thorpe

Date

November 14, 2022 08:58 AM NZDT

Description

On fence of 96 Donovan St, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland.

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What

Smooth Witchgrass (Panicum dichotomiflorum)

Observer

reinderw

Date

May 10, 2022 03:22 PM NZST

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What

Lantana Stick Moth (Neogalea sunia)

Observer

stephen_thorpe

Date

April 9, 2022 08:18 PM NZST

Description

18A Revel Ave, Mount Roskill, Auckland 1041. At light.

Although this is my first observation for this species, I may have ignored/overlooked it in the past.

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What

Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)

Observer

dave_holland

Date

May 15, 2022 02:52 PM NZST

Description

wild and weedy seedlings spreading from planted adults.

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What

Tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae ssp. novaeseelandiae)

Observer

mharesti

Date

November 16, 2022 05:28 PM NZDT

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What

European House Sparrow (Passer domesticus ssp. domesticus)

Observer

stephen-ao

Date

November 2022

Description

He killed the other sparrow

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What

Gravel Groundsel (Senecio skirrhodon)

Observer

crellow

Date

November 23, 2022 05:37 PM NZDT

Description

@jon_sullivan? Best photos I could get as it was in someone’s front yard. First record in Rolleston?

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Observer

danilo_hegg

Date

November 23, 2022 10:17 AM NZDT

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What

Phoenix Palm (Phoenix canariensis)

Observer

lloyd_esler

Date

July 22, 2015

Description

Phoenix Palm in an overgrown property at Waikawa Harbour Southland. Possibly the southernmost palm in NZ. This is further south than Bluff where there are nikaus and Fan palms. Used to be a nikau on Ulva Island, Stewart Island, but I think it has disappeared

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Observer

marleyi

Date

October 31, 2022 01:05 PM NZDT

Description

On leaf in alluvial forest.

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What

Madagascar Ragwort (Senecio madagascariensis)

Observer

marleyi

Date

October 23, 2022 12:35 PM NZDT

Description

Weedy roadside, a few plants noted.

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What

Horned Mustard (Sisymbrium polyceratium)

Observer

chrise

Date

November 17, 2022 09:32 AM NZDT

Description

Small yellow flowers. Has strong smell.

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What

Horsehair Worms (Phylum Nematomorpha)

Observer

joepdeligt

Date

November 18, 2022 08:06 AM NZDT

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What

Common Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)

Observer

reinderw

Date

September 28, 2022 06:17 PM NZDT

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What

Jasmine Bud Borer (Trichophysetis cretacea)

Observer

degsy

Date

October 29, 2022 04:44 PM NZDT

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What

Pīpīwharauroa (Shining Cuckoo) (Chrysococcyx lucidus)

Observer

gone_herping

Date

November 6, 2022 08:00 AM NZDT

Description

Rescued from a cat, unharmed. Flew away happily during the photo shoot.

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What

Brooms, Lupines, and Allies (Tribe Genisteae)

Observer

nburkepile

Date

November 7, 2022 05:11 PM NZDT

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What

Tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae ssp. novaeseelandiae)

Observer

wadia

Date

May 1, 2020 03:00 PM NZST

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What

Graceful-legs Lynx (Oxyopes gracilipes)

Observer

flossiepip

Date

October 30, 2022 06:57 AM NZDT

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What

Jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens)

Observer

tamara271

Date

December 23, 2021 02:50 PM +13

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Observer

carabidave

Date

November 18, 2021 04:41 PM HST

Description

10-12 mm, SLAM trap semi rural garden

Tags

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What

Snow Gum (Eucalyptus pauciflora)

Observer

matt_scott_nz

Date

October 28, 2022 01:52 PM NZDT

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What

Hairy-legs Groundsel (Senecio esleri)

Observer

reinderw

Date

October 16, 2022 04:49 PM NZDT

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What

Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis)

Observer

reinderw

Date

April 19, 2022 01:49 PM NZST

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What

Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa)

Observer

maorinomad

Date

July 13, 2022 02:39 PM NZST

Place

Ōkārito (Google, OSM)

Description

Location not specified.

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What

New Zealand Fairy Tern (Sternula nereis ssp. davisae)

Observer

raewyna

Date

November 2012

Description

I have submitted the sighting to the banding office.

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What

Cutleaf Burnweed (Senecio glomeratus)

Observer

parkecology

Date

October 24, 2022 12:39 PM NZDT