A seal herd resting on rocks along the Chatham Islands ...

A herd of seals on some rocks along the Chatham Island ...

A rare White heron/kōtuku spotted at Brooklands Lagoon.

A white-faced heron catches a worm as the tide goes out at ...

A pukeko feeds on shoots at the Travis Wetland Nature Heritage ...

A lone little shag resting on the guard railing at Kaiapoi ...

A male blue damselfly rests on a leaf by the walking track ...

Horseshoe Lake Reserve is now home to a colony of little shag ...

A little shag waits for fish along the stormwater drain on ...

A mother and child capuchin monkey share a bonding moment at ...

A toddler 'helps' this muscovy shelduck to 'cross the road' at ...

These two pukeko at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve grabbed the same ...

A toddler chases a family of ducks at the Botanical Gardens.

I spotted this fledgling pukeko in the undergrowth, playing with ...

My wife got a bouquet as a thank you... I discovered it came ...

An encounter with a fantail at Riccarton Bush.

A group of students from Russley Primary school with a cow at ...

Audience of children from Cotswold School at Willowbank Wildlife ...

Anita the Spider Monkey sitting on a branch at Orana Wildlife ...

Orana Wildlife Park assistant head keeper, Tony Thomas, with two ...

Rob Lawrence, animal manager at Orana Wildlife Park, with ...

Mrs Diana Isaac and Mr Neil Isaac with Prince Philip feeding ...