New Zealand Fascinating Nz Facts Blog

Mark Moffett, a former park ranger and nature lover recently revealed how he spent two days tracking down this giant Weta on Little Barrier Island - an uninhabited nature reserve north in the Hauraki Gulf. Mark originally from Colorado, discovered the weta up a tree after walked the trails of the small island for two nights. "This became all the more amazing when I realized that this was the largest insect recorded."

Scotland has Nessie, America - Sasquatch and the British have their Big Cats. Not to be outdone, little old New Zealand has a Bigfoot too … But this one is a lot taller and has feathers not hair – and we have a full skeleton! The tallest and heaviest bird that ever lived was the Emu-like Moa of New Zealand, which grew to a dizzying height of 12-14 ft and weighed in at 600 pounds. It was thought to have been hunted to extinction by 1400 AD. But some recent evidence suggests otherwise....

The history of the making of New Zealand's Holyford Track. Most Kiwi's would stare at you blankly if asked who Davey Gunn of the Hollyford Valley was, but folk in New Zealand's deep south would look you hard in the eye and give you a slow nod.