Jon Sullivan<p>The international <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/CityNatureChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CityNatureChallenge</span></a> fast approaching. It's a 4-day look-for-everything-alive event that celebrates all of the wild species that live with us in our cities. Use <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> to upload all the species you can find on 25–28 April (Friday–Monday).</p><p>If you're in Ōtautahi-Christchurch, <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZ</span></a>, like I am, there are plenty of events on offer, from night-time critter hunts to guided bird walks to events in the city libraries.</p><p><a href="https://inaturalist.nz/projects/city-nature-challenge-2025-otautahi-christchurch" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.nz/projects/city-n</span><span class="invisible">ature-challenge-2025-otautahi-christchurch</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ccc.govt.nz/citynaturechallenge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ccc.govt.nz/citynaturechalleng</span><span class="invisible">e</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a></p>