I was very honoured to be asked to judge at the Midstate Budgerigar Club show in Orange NSW on November 1 2025. After the initial shock of the price of flights, I booked and set off from Auckland to Sydney…

News from the Budgerigar Society of New Zealand Peter Thurn ANBC National Judge has accepted an invitation to judge the New Zealand Patronage Show to be held in Oamaru by the North Otago Bird Club on 27th June 2026. In…

The Aviary: A Legacy of Birds and Family Geoff & Jill Callister, Hamilton, New Zealand Origins of The Aviary When Geoff and Jill Callister built their new home in Hamilton in 1971, they ensured that the “garden shed” was officially…