http://www.wildspace.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.wildspace.nz en-us Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:42:50 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.wildspace.nz/blog/post/158453/kaimanawa-horses/ Ngātoro-i-rangi continued on his travels and crossing the desert met a man called Hapekituarangi. He said to the latter, "What brings you to this cold and barren country where there is nothing to eat?" Hapekituarangi looked towards the ranges and said, "My breath is my food". So the mountains were called the Kaimanawas: 'Kai' meaning food and 'Manawa' meaning breath.... Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:22:25 +1300 http://www.wildspace.nz/blog/#post158453 http://www.wildspace.nz/blog/post/152644/partial-solar-eclipse/ Three images from yesterday's (Monday 22nd September, 2025) partial solar eclipse captured between 06:30 am and 08:00 am - Dunedin, New Zealand.Image 1 shows the start of the partial solar eclipse with the moon starting to cover the sun from the left.Image 2 shows totality of the partial solar eclipse at around 7 am when 71% of the sun was covered by the moon.Image 3 shows the moon starting to move away from the sun revealing sunspots (black dots) on the surface of the sun.... Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:36:41 +1200 http://www.wildspace.nz/blog/#post152644 http://www.wildspace.nz/blog/post/139578/2025-desktop-wallpapers/ Check back every month for a new Desktop wallpaper !!!... Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.wildspace.nz/blog/#post139578 http://www.wildspace.nz/blog/post/128689/g5-geomagnetic-storm/ I attended an Advanced Astrophotography Workshop organised by Mike White Photography based in Twizel from the 10th of May to the 13th of May, 2024. Little did any of the participants know at the time of signing up that this would be a workshop we would never ever forget. After photographing the night sky on Friday (10th May), we got back to our accommodation and just about managed to get a couple of hours shut eye when we received a message from Mike telling us it was 'GO Time'. The Aurora Austr... Wed, 22 May 2024 11:21:48 +1200 http://www.wildspace.nz/blog/#post128689 http://www.wildspace.nz/blog/post/121648/bachelor-party/ This is truly an exciting time to visit the Royal Albatross Centre  - the only mainland breeding colony of the Northern Royal Albatross in New Zealand.Exciting because on the one hand you get to see dedicated parents looking after their single chick. Currently, during the guard stage, one parent stays with the chick 24/7 while the other parent spends time out at sea foraging for food swapping over guard duties every three to four days. On the other hand, we get to see teenagers who have ret... Fri, 09 Feb 2024 19:11:47 +1300 http://www.wildspace.nz/blog/#post121648 http://www.wildspace.nz/blog/post/116607/penguin-awareness-day-2024/ This year to mark Penguin Awareness Day allow me to turn the spotlight on our very own Hoiho - Yellow-eyed penguins - the only penguin in the world with a pale yellow band through the eye.All images and video footage was captured on the Canon R5 paired with a Canon RF 800mm f11 lens.... Sun, 21 Jan 2024 15:59:43 +1300 http://www.wildspace.nz/blog/#post116607 http://www.wildspace.nz/blog/post/116033/2024-desktop-wallpapers/ Check back every month for a new Desktop wallpaper !!!... Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.wildspace.nz/blog/#post116033 http://www.wildspace.nz/blog/post/109205/2023-iris-awards/ Recently I was a finalist at the Iris Awards – the only professional photography awards for New Zealand and Australia.For the last 35 years the awards have been organised by the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers (NZIPP). They are an annual celebration of the innovation and excellence of photographers; providing a platform for recognition for photographers within the photography community and the wider public.“They’re considered to be the Oscars of the professional photogr... Thu, 24 Aug 2023 18:17:41 +1200 http://www.wildspace.nz/blog/#post109205 http://www.wildspace.nz/blog/post/104607/broken-wings/ It saddens and angers me to see the cruelty inflicted on wildlife by humanity fuelled by greed. The only crime that wildlife committed is living their lives while posing no threat to ours. This short film set to very emotive music really touched my heart and I'd encourage you to share it far and wide.... Wed, 17 May 2023 19:12:20 +1200 http://www.wildspace.nz/blog/#post104607 http://www.wildspace.nz/blog/post/103912/through-the-clouds/ On the night of the 24th of April, 2023 (ANZAC Eve), I headed out to photograph the Aurora Australis (Southern Lights). As it was consistently an 8 on the KP index, the pursuant light show did not fail to disappoint at all.As I was photographing through the night, I noticed clouds rolling in and instead of being disheartened, I was secretly happy to see clouds in the sky. I personally feel clouds add quite a bit of drama to landscape images especially during sunrises and sunsets. Hence I was qui... Fri, 28 Apr 2023 10:16:25 +1200 http://www.wildspace.nz/blog/#post103912