Venture out of the studio and into Te Taiao to learn about the the manu of Aotearoa with Liv's homie, conservation worker and xxxtreme bird enthusiast, Piet Tuinder.
much to liv's delight we are talking about another braided river bird this wiki! yeah that's right my skuxxes, it's the freaking wrybill, the ngutu pare!!! we love this bird so much and u better love her too cos otherwise piet will b mad XD
u think u know all the birds and then the matuku hūrepo/australasian bittern comes out and bites u in the bum and says hey guys pls talk about me! join piet and liv for a dive into the australasian bittern, a very elusive and sexy manu, in desperate need of our awhi and attention! whakarongo mai nei :-))
link to piet's notes about the matuku hūrepo here!
2026 is here and me and all my homies love native manu is back! strap in boiz cos it's a ripper today, te KERERŪ!!!!! listen in to hear about these PHAT aunties of the sky, their drunken antics and amazing co-parenting skills (dads could learn something from this)!
the final manu chat of the year and this week we are having a kōrero about te kotare/sacred kingfisher! a special native bird which needs no introduction :) whakarongo mai nei!
this week we have a kōrero about the warou/welcome swallow, and piet theorises that the welcome swallow is the most popular tattoo worldwide. pls send in empirical evidence of this xx
i te wiki nei, we are talking about the pīwauwau/rock wren. it's a very special manu that is endangered and needs our research and resources to support it! whakarongo mai nei :--))
i te wiki nei, piet tuinder (my giant friend) and i kōrero about the tītī! the muttonbird! the sooty shearwater! it's an important manu for our whānui kai tahu in rakiura! whakarongo mai and be awesome like the tītī! xx