Bush Telly

About this original series

Bush Telly makes films about NZ natural heritage. Bush Telly was established to make programmes supporting conservation in New Zealand by encouraging people to read books, understand natural history and learn new skills so that they can take part in effective conservation. The programmes communicate science without dumbing down and are for the free use of the wider general public.

  • Category

    Learning
  • # Episodes

    255 episodes
  • Rating

    TV-G

Episodes of Bush Telly

    • 2010 Ellerslie International Flower Show Credit ...

      Bush Telly makes films about NZ natural heritage.

      • Release date
        Nov 23, 2010
      • Runtime
        01:15
    • 2009 Ellerslie International Flower Show Credit ...

      Bush Telly makes films about NZ natural heritage.

      • Release date
        Nov 23, 2010
      • Runtime
        01:05
    • Stewart Island Sanctuary

      Watch this video to find out how the community is helping protect native birdlife. Local residents in Stewart Island are trapping predators in their own backyards! Meet the Locals is a partnership between DOC and TVNZ 6 and is distributed by Bush Telly with permission.

      • Release date
        Nov 22, 2010
      • Runtime
        04:05
    • Pomona Island

      Fiordland locals are transforming Lake Manapouri’s largest island, Pomona, into a safe haven for local wildlife and bringing back a slice of the pristine Fiordland that once was. Watch this video to find out how they’re doing it. Meet the Locals is a partnership between DOC and TVNZ 6 and is distributed by Bush Telly with permission.

      • Release date
        Nov 22, 2010
      • Runtime
        04:05
    • Petrified Forest

      Is it a beach? Or is it a forest? Watch this video to find out all about the petrified forest at Curio Bay in Southland. Meet the Locals is a partnership between DOC and TVNZ 6 and is distributed by Bush Telly with permission.

      • Release date
        Nov 22, 2010
      • Runtime
        03:59
    • Meet the Kakapo

      Weighing in as the world's heaviest parrot, the kākāpō is also one of the most endangered. Find out how DOC is working to save the only flightless parrot in the world. Meet the Locals is a partnership between DOC and TVNZ 6 and is distributed by Bush Telly with permission.

      • Release date
        Nov 22, 2010
      • Runtime
        04:05
    • Mason Bay Homestead

      The Island Hill homestead on Stewart Island is a living museum and great place to learn about the challenges and lives of New Zealand’s early sheep farmers. Meet the Locals is a partnership between DOC and TVNZ 6 and is distributed by Bush Telly with permission.

      • Release date
        Nov 22, 2010
      • Runtime
        04:07
    • Gourmet Tramping

      Tramping doesn’t have to mean eating porridge and two minute noodles. Watch this video on how to tramp and eat in style. Meet the Locals is a partnership between DOC and TVNZ 6 and is distributed by Bush Telly with permission.

      • Release date
        Nov 22, 2010
      • Runtime
        04:05
    • Dune Restoration

      Watch this video to learn about the important plants that live on our coastal beaches. Nic visits Stewart Island to find out which plants are the 'goodies' and the 'baddies'. Meet the Locals is a partnership between DOC and TVNZ 6 and is distributed by Bush Telly with permission.

      • Release date
        Nov 22, 2010
      • Runtime
        04:06
    • Camping with Nature

      Meet the Locals is a partnership between DOC and TVNZ 6 and is distributed by Bush Telly with permission.

      • Release date
        Nov 22, 2010
      • Runtime
        04:05
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