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josbuurmans.bsky.social
Golden Tree Reflection - Pekapeka Wetlands, Hawke's Bay, NZ.

#photography #landscape #nz
January 8, 2025 at 5:34 AM
drsabinemetzger.bsky.social
🦇 #BatsInArt #PreciousBats #DecorativeArt #MelissaHastings #NewZealand #Pekapeka #Contemporary
Melissa Hastings (Shadow Road Ceramics Studio)
PEKAPEKA-TOU-ROA / NZ LONG-TAILED BAT
Sculptures, black stoneware and oxide
https://www.shawroadceramics.com/shop/p/pekapeka-tou-roa-nz-long-tailed-bat
March 9, 2026 at 4:31 AM
drsabinemetzger.bsky.social
🦇 #BatsInArt #PreciousBats #BatAppreciationDay #Pekapeka #StephLusted #NewZealand
Steph Lusted
PEKAPEKA-TOU-ROA WITH KAIHUA
Sculpture; Sterling silver, 18ct yellow gold, hand carved mother of pearl shell flowers, oak
https://stephlustedjewellery.com/products/pekapeka-tou-roa-with-kaihia
April 17, 2026 at 4:08 AM
josbuurmans.bsky.social
Pekapeka Calmness - Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

Some mornings the fog does the work, and the water simply agrees to repeat it.

#photography #landscape #nz #stillwaters
A solitary tree stands in morning mist at the Pekapeka Wetlands, its form perfectly mirrored in the still water below against a backdrop of surrounding hills, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
August 23, 2026 at 3:59 AM
nzbatman.bsky.social
‘Particularly large’ population of pekapeka discovered near Marton

www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-ch... #nzbats #pekapeka 🦇
‘More than we thought’: Pekapeka discovered near Marton
Pekapeka are still classified as threatened and are declining at a rate of 5-9% a year.
www.nzherald.co.nz
April 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
notsailingalone.bsky.social
Post a bird to celebrate 1mill users...
#IYKYK #pekapeka #manu
#aotearoa
September 13, 2023 at 5:08 AM
nzbatman.bsky.social
Check out this amazing pekapeka artwork to celebrate this special species for Swanson/Waiwhauwhaupaku 🦇🦇
March 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
drsabinemetzger.bsky.social
🦇 #BatsInArt #PreciousBats #DecorativeArt #MelissaHastings #NewZealand #Contemporary
Melissa Hastings (Shadow Road Ceramics Studio)
PEKAPEKA-TOU-ROA / NZ LONG-TAILED BAT
Sculptures, black stoneware and oxide
https://www.shawroadceramics.com/shop/p/pekapeka-tou-roa-nz-long-tailed-bat
April 7, 2025 at 4:23 AM
janerefreshed.bsky.social
@amscraig.bsky.social Just saw you were on the news talking about that amazing rare plant & pekapeka. I loved the hapy pekapeka covered in the pollen!
May 20, 2025 at 6:30 AM
nzbatman.bsky.social
I’m so excited!! 🦇 #nzbats #pekapeka @forestandbird.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
hungrymama.bsky.social
Pekapeka has caught a snail and he’s not sure what to do next.
A black cat lying on the carpet. There is a small brown snail by his foot.
October 28, 2024 at 3:44 AM
nzbatman.bsky.social
“We couldn’t ask for a better demonstration of predator control benefitting our critically endangered pekapeka,”
Predator control comes home to roost for Whirinaki pekapeka
DOC rangers in Whirinaki Te Pua-ā-Tāne Conservation Park have discovered a possible record-breaking roost of threatened long-tailed bats/pekapeka.
www.doc.govt.nz
June 6, 2024 at 3:21 AM
nzbatman.bsky.social
Join Finding Franklin Bats for the pekapeka party of the year! Early-bat tickets close soon! 🦇

www.pekapeka.org

#bathui #NZbats #pekapeka #party #Community #conservation
February 28, 2026 at 10:30 PM
hungrymama.bsky.social
Day 9 and Pekapeka has finally come out from hiding enough for a photo #AoNZPets
A black cat sitting upright on the floor. There is a toy shark beside him
July 25, 2024 at 11:49 PM
hungrymama.bsky.social
For a cat who took a long time to warm up, Pekapeka really has mastered the art of the snuggle.
I am peeking out from behind Pekapeka - a black cat - who is stretched across my chest with his head resting on my shoulder.
July 4, 2026 at 11:11 PM
nzbatman.bsky.social
Of course I got the t-shirt! Thanks Art of Joy for this amazing artwork promoting pekapeka 🦇

#pestfreewaitakereranges #nzbats #pekapeka #aklbiodiversity #promotion #advocacy #endangeredspecies
March 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
hungrymama.bsky.social
We laughed at Pekapeka and now he is affronted.
A black cat looking surprised and a little put out.
August 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
laminda.bsky.social
For #InternationalBatAppreciationDay, please join me in remembering that time in 2021 when New Zealanders showed so much love for local bat pekapeka-tou-roa that they voted it "Bird of the Year" 🦇
Fowl play? 'Bird of the Year' winner in New Zealand contest is a bat
The winner by a nose (not a beak) was pekapeka-tou-roa, also known as New Zealand's long-tailed bat.
www.livescience.com
April 17, 2026 at 12:45 PM
hungrymama.bsky.social
Tonight I have the fuzzy blanket on my knee and Pekapeka has finally learned about sitting on laps!
A black cat sitting on a brown fleece blanket draped over a human knee.
August 22, 2025 at 10:25 AM
dean-tane.bsky.social
In te reo Māori, bats (or ‘pekapeka’) are categorised as ‘manu’, which are any winged creatures including flying insects and birds. It’s for this reason the long-tailed bat was nominated for and then won New Zealand Bird of the Year in 2021. Look at the wee fella!
A tiny long-tailed bat being held by a human hand
April 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
nzbatman.bsky.social
On International Bat Appreciation Day we celebrate pekapeka 🦇 From winning Bird of the Year to 180+ people gathering for the National Pekapeka Hui, it’s been amazing. Most of all, it’s about growing bat awareness and helping everyday New Zealanders appreciate sharing our world with bats.
#nzbats
New Zealand long-tailed bat with identification arm band in an outstretched hand as part of the Finding Franklin Bats research project in Auckland.
April 16, 2026 at 11:02 PM
mccallmethebreeze.bsky.social
Pekapeka*
September 6, 2026 at 4:07 PM
kellywhyte.bsky.social
Some possible good news; record pekapeka numbers in Marlborough this year!

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Record number of native pekapeka bats counted at Marlborough's Pelorus Bridge
Record high numbers of long tailed bats have been captured and tracked during an annual count of the vulnerable mammal.
www.rnz.co.nz
March 27, 2025 at 8:17 AM
nzbatman.bsky.social
Whether you’re a student, kaitiaki, landowner, or just curious about our Pekapeka friends, this is a chance to gain hands-on skills in monitoring Aotearoa’s only endemic land mammals 🦇

👉 Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1671103297...
ABM Waananga: Pekapeka Monitoring Skills
Come join us for a hands-on workshop to learn pekapeka (bat) monitoring skills and help protect these amazing creatures!
www.eventbrite.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:08 AM
gwbrown.bsky.social
sunrise from the beach near Pekapeka NZ. looking across to Kapiti Island. pastel colors and swirling mackeral clouds above
February 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM