New research has identified the extent to which human colonization and hunting contributed to the extinction of New Zealand's ...

For 50 years, experts thought it had gone the way of the dodo. But in 1948 a tiny population of flightless takahē was ...

An intrepid penguin hailing from New Zealand’s Snares Island has popped up in the Chilean city of Punta Arenas, more than ...

DNA analysis reveals the big, flightless moa birds ate — and pooped out — 13 kinds of fungi, including ones crucial for New Zealand’s forest ecosystem.

Boast and a team of researchers, for example, are using fossilized dung to learn more about the diets of extinct flightless birds called moa that once roamed around New Zealand. Coprolites helped ...

New research has identified the extent to which human colonisation and hunting contributed to the extinction of New Zealand's ...

Dr Gavin Hunt, a New Zealand biologist, spent three years observing the birds. He found that they used two different forms of hooked “tool” to pull grubs from deep within tree trunks.

The kea has overcome vote-rigging and online trolling to be named New Zealand's Bird of the Year after two weeks of heated campaigning. While last month's New Zealand election means Jacinda Arden ...

The Philippines won’t be importing domestic and wild birds from New Zealand for the meantime due to a bird flu outbreak.

The title of Mr Bear New Zealand 2025 has been awarded to Luke Bird, who took the sash in an unforgettable night of celebration, community, and generosity. Luke competed alongside three other ...

Chilean officials are stunned by an “extremely unusual” visit from an intrepid New Zealand penguin from an island more than ...