Photo Stories & Events

Sandy Bay has become a seasonal epicentre for a squadron of white fronted Terns. About 80 of the little birds which some of you will know as "kahawai birds" have been gathering on the beach most days waiting for their scouts to send out a "dinner is Read more

It was very informative to learn in a local newspaper that the commissioner had made her considered decision allowing the Whangarei District Council a 20 year legal right to dig up part of the Matapouri estuary and move it to the main beach. Many Read more

After a year of plaintive calling from the cliff tops a plan to recreate a gannet colony on the Tutukaka Coast is about to get a tune up. A model gannet colony of specially imported, fibreglass gannet replicas has been built on the southern end Read more

Some places are special and most of us have special places. Owhango in the Central North Island definitely rates as one of my special places and most years I am able to spend several weeks based there. It is a small, blink and you’ll miss it, old Read more

There is something about hawks. The power, the stare, the wariness. They are raptors, birds of prey. For many years I have wanted to shoot a bold photo of a hawk. Finally a couple of possum carcasses - trapped not poisoned ones – were dropped Read more

The first serious ocean swells to hit Northland’s nor ‘east coast this winter arrived late in July, around the same time as record heat waves swept through Europe. On July 24 local wave shredders Wini Paul and Manu Scott-Arietta turned out at Read more

Need stunning bespoke images and compelling journalism for your next print or online media campaign? Malcolm has a unique take on the wonders of nature and the power of light. His images are often simple, sometimes complex, always seeking that Read more

For those lucky enough to be involved, Kiwi hunting is becoming a bucket list activity in many parts of Northland. But the leaders of these expeditions won’t be taking any bookings from trophy hunters.  It’s within the local community where the Read more