Quarantine Island Kamau Taurua

Quarantine Island Kamau Taurua DOC reserve/historical area in the Otago harbour
Our community vision:Maintain and enhance the island

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15/08/2026

Our Website has been hacked! Please refer to our social media posts for information and updates and be in touch with us directly if needed.
We are working hard to resolve the issue and will keep you all updated.

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The prickly stick insect, predictably, gets its name from the prickles along its body.These masters of camouflage are on...
09/08/2026

The prickly stick insect, predictably, gets its name from the prickles along its body.

These masters of camouflage are one of the 20 stick insect species that can be found hiding in bushes around Aotearoa.🌱

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Research Credits:
Quarantine Island Kamau Taurua. https://quarantineisland.org.nz/
The Entomological Society of New Zealand. https://bugz.ento.org.nz/

Image Credits:
Cristina Barriga
Claire Hagglund
Jon Clark

Tī kōuka/cabbage trees around QIKT provide food and shelter for many kinds of wildlife, including birds, insects and liz...
12/07/2026

Tī kōuka/cabbage trees around QIKT provide food and shelter for many kinds of wildlife, including birds, insects and lizards.🌱

They also give a pretty good indication of the wind!

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Research Credits:
Quarantine Island Kamau Taurua. https://quarantineisland.org.nz/

Image Credits:
Cristina Barriga
Claire Hagglund
Jon Clark

Check out all of these fantastic fungi that have been found around QIKT!🍄All kinds of mushrooms and fungus grow in damp ...
15/06/2026

Check out all of these fantastic fungi that have been found around QIKT!🍄

All kinds of mushrooms and fungus grow in damp patches around the motu - some tiny and some not so tiny!

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Research Credits:
Quarantine Island Kamau Taurua. https://quarantineisland.org.nz/

Image Credits: 
Cristina Barriga 
Claire Hagglund
Jon Clark

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Dunedin
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