# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Titipounamu Tales: Aotearoa's Tiniest Bird with Shanta McPherson
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 10 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Talk on the Wild Side - Presented by Whakatipu Wildlife Trust

? Come along and discover the remarkable story of Aotearoa's tiniest taonga - the Titipounamu/Rifleman - with botanist, educator and conservation champion, Shanta McPherson.

Shanta's involvement with Titipounamu spans more than half a century - from experimental nesting boxes in the 1960s continuing through to the present day on the Otago Peninsula. Shanta will share his observational approach and what decades of work have revealed about Titipounamu biology, their place in the forest ecosystem, and their conservation needs.?

? Date: Thursday 10 September 2026
? Time: Doors open from 6.00pm, talk begins at 6.30pm and will run for about an hour plus question time.
? Venue: Upstairs function room at the QLDC Event Centre, Joe O'Connell Drive, Frankton.

➡️ Please RSVP via the Humanitix link to secure your free ticket
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/queenstown/titipounamu-tales-aotearoas-tiniest-bird-with-shanta-mcpherson/200030663760425
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 35

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Queenstown
- **state**: OT
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Queenstown Events Centre
- **lat**: -45.016111
- **long**: 168.738333
- **full address**: Queenstown Events Centre, Frankton, New Zealand, Queenstown

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Titipounamu Tales: Aotearoa's Tiniest Bird with Shanta McPherson being held?
  - **A:** Titipounamu Tales: Aotearoa's Tiniest Bird with Shanta McPherson takes place on Thu, 10 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 10 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm at Queenstown Events Centre, Frankton, New Zealand, Queenstown.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Titipounamu Tales: Aotearoa's Tiniest Bird with Shanta McPherson?
  - **A:** Titipounamu Tales: Aotearoa's Tiniest Bird with Shanta McPherson is organized by Whakatipu Wildlife Trust.

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