Mack

12/12/2023

Been sleeping under the desk most of the day. Got to meet a few of mum's coworkers and also sniffed around at a load of bat poo and watched mum get peed on by cicadas. It's all go here in the NT

08/09/2023

Why do decorators like SO many pillows? I mean I like to put my head on them, but my bum too?

24/06/2023

It's me, it's me. In the first picture I was helping mummy at Red Rocks. She went away for a minute and I stayed with the nice lady named Jayne. Jayne snapped this pic of me when my mummy was coming back. I think I look kinda dashing!

20/06/2023

Daddy is away right now starting a new adventure for the family... Or so mummy tells me. More news to come. But in his absence this is where I sleep 😴 💤. I'm putting on my, "Oh Mummy, is it ok if I sleep here? I promise not to push you out of bed" eyes

19/06/2023

Welcome to my new followers over the recent months. I don't post super often but can ensure cuteness! Like this pic from the weekend when I took my mum for run somewhere different for a change. I then supervised her from my seat while she stretched! 'Good mum. Well done.'

21/03/2023

I'm traveling on the Connemara Bluebridge ferry ⛴️ with my mummy today. I've been on big butts before but usually in the truck 🚛 or in the kennel. Today I got to go inside and stay with my mum. We didn't go lots of places on the butt, but we had our own room that mysteriously had treats, poo bags and a water bowl all for me. It even included a pillow to lie on but it's a bit small. I couldn't fit my head and tooshie on at the same time. Glad mum brought my blankie as well. I hear strange voices from hoomans and other dogs but I can't see them. We walked outside and I got to see where some of the cars are parked. But it's very windy and I don't like the water very much so I stayed away from the railing. Well. I give it a 3.5 star ⭐ rating (would be a 4 if the pillow was bigger) and highly recommend to any of my doggie friends who travel between islands with their hoomans.

19/10/2022

Mum... I thought it was Thunderbirds, but these guys are cuter? What does "underbirds" mean?

! Bird of the Year voting opens TOMORROW! 🗳

Eggs-ercise your right to vote and visit Forest & Bird's website to choose your top 5 native manu.

Make it a Shore thing - Vote Tūturuatu!

17/10/2022

BOTY time - I'm voting for the and the

Reasons we 🧡LOVE🧡 Tūturuatu

2. They are drama queens! 🎭

Tūturuatu are brilliant actors, especially when their protective parenting instincts kick in. These manu will use a “broken wing display” - where they flutter and cry in pain - to distract predators from their vulnerable chicks.

Our noble thespians missed out on theAcademy Awards this year. Forest & Bird’s is the next best thing.

Help them sn**ch the crown! Vote Tūturuatu! 👑

16/10/2022

It's BOTY time - so here's me rooting for the under-dawg.... or under-bird so to speak. I learned from this radio clip that they are known as drama queens for faking a broken wing to protect their chicks. Sounds a bit like me! I like to fake a sore paw to get more cuddles. Smart bird actually ;)

30/08/2022

Wowee - 59! That's a lot. Sure glad my mum has taken the quiz and made sure we are a wildlife wise family.

Fifty-nine birds in Auckland have been injured or fatally wounded by dogs so far this year, prompting calls for pets to be kept on leads.

26/08/2022

Oh oh oh it's International Dog Day! Celebrate by becoming wildlife wise and take the quiz: www.doc.govt.nz/lead-the-way-quiz

Today we proudly launched the Auckland ‘Lead the Way’ programme in partnership with Department of Conservation , celebrating ‘International Dog Day’ a day early! Lead the Way aims to help dog owners and the broader community become more wildlife wise so we can all enjoy the coast happily and safely.

Read more here - https://www.pdinsurance.co.nz/lead-the-way-nz/

25/08/2022

https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2208/S00178/lead-the-way-programme-to-educate-dog-owners-on-protecting-native-species.htm

I haven't posted in a while, but since mum left me in Wellington while she went to some big city (Akld) and talked about (and even pet) dogs I thought I should say my bit.

Become Wildlife Wise everyone, like me and my mum. Woof

Ahead of tomorrow’s International Dog Day, the Department of Conservation (DOC) today launched its Auckland ‘Lead the Way’ programme to help protect native wildlife, dogs and people on our beaches. Supporting this work as programme partner is PD Insurance ...

02/02/2022

Mummy's other love....those dern seals!

17/12/2021

This was the time when mum was trialling a funny shaped dog kennel for funny shaped sea-dogs. Looks cosy to me.

26/11/2021

All us four leggeds or feathered, finned footed or creepy crawlies have a right to do our thing in peace. I know it's fun to run around like a cat on catnip, but we need to respect the space of our fellow critters. And very importantly, braided rivers are important habitat to the very critically endangered black billed gull. Don't mix these up with the more common red billed that will happily steal your hot chips. Please look out if playing on braided river beds this summer and help keep these little guys safe.

Experts believe a dog could be behind the collapse of one of the season's most important breeding colonies of black-billed gulls.

22/09/2021

Those furry sea dawgs! Don't they know travel into and out of NZ is restricted?

We know that New Zealand fur seal/kekeno travel a fair bit during winter. Weaned pups and juveniles are out exploring and learning their world, yet to reach the breeding age when they will settle down at a colony.

This is the time of year, the seal silly season, in New Zealand when we see fur seals venturing further inland via streams, or knocking on doors of beachside communities. But some of them don’t stop there. Some decide to swim up to 5000 km away from home for a holiday in the tropics!

This isn’t a new phenomenon. We’ve been aware that our kekeno are adventurous ocean travellers for quite some time. Since 2012, we have at least eight reports of NZ fur seals in far-off places, and there might well be more!

Read more about these adventurous ocean travellers and the places they've been here: https://bit.ly/3ksFloA

Have you found a seal in an unusual place or looking like it's injured? Here's what to do when you find a kekeno/New Zealand fur seal, and why: https://bit.ly/2oqwxlx

📷: Kirby Morejohn.