WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Comedian John Oliver has succeeded in his campaign to have what he describes as a weird, puking bird with a colorful mullet win New Zealand’s Bird of the Century contest.

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Kevin Milne is encouraging people to spend a little more time outside this weekend. The New Zealand Garden Bird Survey ends ...

A golden-eyed, endangered penguin has once again been named New Zealand's Bird of the Year after a competition involving bird costumes, craft beer and Dr. Jane Goodall.

Repeated invasions shape NZ's bird life Date: February 18, 2025 Source: University of Otago Summary: New esearch shows Aotearoa has been increasingly accepting new bird species from around the ...

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.