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Kea data moves to New Zealand!
Posted on 16/06/202016/06/2020

Kea data moves to New Zealand!

You may notice that from today the Kea Database loads much faster than before, and that’s because Kea Database data is now hosted in New Zealand! Courtesy of the open source experts at Catalyst, it’s now living on the powerful GIS Core platform, using the Catalyst Cloud. Founded in Wellington and now spanning the globe, … Continue reading Kea data moves to New Zealand!

“The Kea Blues” – a guest piece by Janine Martig
Posted on 07/03/202008/03/2020

“The Kea Blues” – a guest piece by Janine Martig

This season I’m a hut ranger at Luxmore Hut on the Kepler Track in Fiordland. Some people ask me what it’s like working alone for 8 days at a time. But the truth is, I’m rarely alone. There are plenty of trampers, either arriving at the hut for the night, or passing through on their … Continue reading “The Kea Blues” – a guest piece by Janine Martig

Summer in the mountains – return of the kea gangs
Posted on 29/01/202029/01/2020

Summer in the mountains – return of the kea gangs

Peak summertime can feel like a wonderful place in the South Island mountains. This year it feels alive, almost burgeoning with young kea fledglings in some places. Twin Stream valley (near Glentanner), for instance, has had a group of at least 12 young kea through January 2020. Some of them are shown in this incredible … Continue reading Summer in the mountains – return of the kea gangs

Photo of the Month (Dec ’19)
Posted on 15/12/201921/03/2020

Photo of the Month (Dec ’19)

Here at the Kea Sightings Database, we are honoured to receive dozens of kea sighting contributions every day. We also get lots of folks sending us in brilliant photos of kea in a large range of situations. We rely a LOT on the photos sent in to us by all of you, for using on … Continue reading Photo of the Month (Dec ’19)

It’s Bird of the Year time again!
Posted on 31/10/201901/11/2019

It’s Bird of the Year time again!

It’s that time of year again—Forest & Bird’s annual bird of the year competition is now open for votes (closes 5pm Sunday 10 November)! This year you’re able to vote for your five preferred birds. Our first preference is always going to be the kea, but we’re also keen to support our bird friends such … Continue reading It’s Bird of the Year time again!

Kea featured on ‘Our Changing World’
Posted on 09/05/2019

Kea featured on ‘Our Changing World’

Myself and Laura Young were fortunate to be featured in a recent episode of RNZ’s fantastic “Our Changing World” podcast, superbly produced by Alison Ballance. Have a listen to the podcast episode (below), or alternatively read the full article on RNZ. Continue reading Kea featured on ‘Our Changing World’

One place for kea sightings
Posted on 06/04/201906/04/2019

One place for kea sightings

As of this week, the Kea Database (https://keadatabase.nz) is now the one place for all kea sightings. The database was first launched in 2017 by the Kea Sightings Project team in 2016 (Laura Young, Mark Brabyn and George Moon), and since then has received over 3200 sightings of kea from across the South Island. The … Continue reading One place for kea sightings

New Features on the Kea Database
Posted on 28/12/201828/12/2018

New Features on the Kea Database

If you’ve been browsing the Kea Database lately, you might have seen a few changes! We launched the latest version of the database a few weeks back, including the following new features: Inclusion of the LINZ New Zealand topographic maps (when you zoom in) Band visualisations (visual representation of what the bands look like) Advanced … Continue reading New Features on the Kea Database

Win for kea at the NZ Open Source Awards
Posted on 25/10/2018

Win for kea at the NZ Open Source Awards

Earlier this year the Kea Sightings Project was lucky to be nominated for a New Zealand Open Source Award (NZOSA) in the science category! The Kea Database is built using open source technology, which is where the code underlying the system is free for anyone to use, build on and share. For example, if someone … Continue reading Win for kea at the NZ Open Source Awards

2018 winter skifield kea update: Craigieburn Range, Mt Hutt and Temple Basin
Posted on 06/09/201810/09/2018

2018 winter skifield kea update: Craigieburn Range, Mt Hutt and Temple Basin

The ski season has been upon us for a couple of months now and a range of skifield staff and skiers have been sending in their updates on kea numbers and activity this winter. Things are looking pretty dire at Mt Hutt, with no kea being sighted at all (apart from one kea in the … Continue reading 2018 winter skifield kea update: Craigieburn Range, Mt Hutt and Temple Basin

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