Brook Sanctuary Wildlife - there's plenty to be discovered by visitors

Brook Sanctuary wildlife – so many New Zealand native species to see!

Tap or hover over the photo below to reveal Maori, English and the scientific names of Brook Sanctuary wildlife and plant species. How many native New Zealand species can you spot on your visit to the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary? Remember, to look at the small details such as fungi and mosses, small plants, flowers and the fruiting parts of plants and invertebrate creatures.

Titipounamu (rifleman); bird; Brook Sanctuary; wildlife

Acanthisitta chloris

Mohoua novaeseelandiae

Stick insects: Brook Sanctuary; insect; wildlife

Green Stonefly; wildlife; insect; Brook Sanctuary

Harvestman Spider; spider; insect; wildlife; Brook Sanctuary

Forsteropsalis inconstans

Glowworms; bush; Brook Sanctuary; wildlife

Arachnocampa luminosa

Leaf Veined Slug; wildlife; Brook Sanctuary

Piper excelsum

Greenhood orchid; wildlife; Brook Sanctuary; plants

Pterostylis banksii

Nikau palm; Brook Sanctuary; wildlife; plants

Rhopalostylis sapida

Kōtukutuku; tree fuchsia; plants; wildlife; Brook Sanctuary

Fuchsia excorticata

Kiekie; plants; wildlife; Brook Sanctuary

Freycinetia banksii

Red Mistleto; plants; wildlife; Brook Sanctuary

Peraxilla tetrapetala

Dacrydium cupressinum

Black Mapou; plants; wildlife; Brook Sanctuary

Pittosporum colensoi

Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

Riroriro; Grey Warbler; birds; wildlife; Brook Sanctuary

Gerygone igata

Koura; freshwater crayfish; waterways; wildlife; Brook Sanctuary

Paranephrops planifrons

Kereru; Wood Pigeon; birds; wildlife; Brook Sanctuary; Brook Business Club Programme

Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae

Piwakawaka; birds; wildlife; Brook Sanctuary

Rhipidura

Tauhou; Silvereye; Waxeye; birds; wildlife; Brook Sanctuary

Zosterops lateralis

Koaro; fish; wildlife; waterways; Brook Sanctuary; whitebait

Galaxias brevipinnis

Get involved; bellbird; business club; Brook Sanctuary; discover; highlights; korimako; wildlife; birds; brook-business-club-programme

Anthornis melanura

Get involved; kakaruai; South Island Robin; wildlife; birds; Brook Sanctuary

Petroica australis

Brook Sanctuary; weta; highlights; discover; wildlife; insects

Hemideina crassidens

Miromiro; Tomtit; birds; wildlife; Brook Sanctuary

Petroica macrocephala

Nelson Green Gecko; gecko; wildlife; reptiles; Brook Sanctuary

Naultinus stellatus

Huhu beetle; insects; wildlife; Brook Sanctuary

Prionoplus reticularis

Ruru; Morepork; birds; wildlife; Brook Sanctuary

Ninox novaeseelandiae

WELCOME HOME

Now that the fence is complete and the mammalian predator populations removed, it’s time to start reintroducing endangered or lost native New Zealand species. In April 2021, we successfully completed our very first species reintroduction – we released 40 tīeke (South Island saddleback) into the Sanctuary (read more about that here). But that’s just the beginning – below is a list of some of the species we hope to welcome back, some quite soon and others in the long-term plan.