I just found out about the Aotearoa Species Classifier via this post.

It's made by members of the TAIAO project at Waikato and Canterbury universities using AI trained on photos from iNaturalist.

Then someone told me in that thread that the iNaturalist app already had its own auto ID feature.

The Aotearoa Species Classifier works offline, and seems to be better at IDing than iNaturalist, but they're both good. The Aotearoa Species Classifier also has an online web classifier that has more powerful models and tools than the app.

Aotearoa Species Classifier

• Google Play Store
• Apple App Store
• Web Classifier

iNaturalist

• Google Play Store
• Apple App Store

Canterbury Regional Council will build a 48-kilometre-long pest fence as part of the war on wallabies.

Wallabies had spread outside the containment zone and Biosecurity NZ estimated they could cover a third of the country by 2050 if no action was taken.

"This week's expert is all about fungi! Dr Mahajabeen Padmamsee from Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research joins Anna to talk about all things mushrooms.

From foraging to the role they play in the ecosystem Dr Padmasee is covering all aspects of mushrooms and fungi, particularly in Aotearoa."