The Department of Conservation is investigating after reports of a tōrea pango / variable oystercatcher being shot at a beach in Golden Bay, in the Tasman district. Police also confirmed on ...

She was selected for her shot of the Variable Oystercatcher she took while on holidays in New Zealand. Sophia, who loves the great outdoors lives on a 40 acre property that neighbours bushland.

Department of Conservation (DOC) biodiversity assets ranger Mithuna Sothieson said native shorebirds such as the New Zealand dotterel and variable oystercatcher are calling the Eastern Bay home ...