Every year in winter, the New Zealand Garden Bird Survey takes place across the country. It is Aotearoa’s longest-running ...

From now until 6 July people are encouraged to get outside look at and listen for birds for one hour, on one day, and record ...

To support learning and engagement, especially among younger generations, a bilingual lesson plan developed with the Science ...

Thousands of New Zealanders have their pencils sharpened and at the ready for the start of the 19th New Zealand Garden Bird ...

The country’s longest running citizen science project, the New Zealand Garden Bird Survey, starts on Saturday. Thousands of New Zealanders will be heading into their gardens sometime over the ...

New Zealand is home to many flightless birds because, before humans arrived, there were no land animals to prey on them. Kiwi are the smallest among the flightless birds of New Zealand.

In 1972, acclaimed garden Te Kainga Marire was just a barren patch of weeds and clay, but decades of clever planting have seen the return of the beloved tui and other native species.

"Imagine a New Zealand teeming with native wildlife, penguins on the beach, kiwis roaming about in your garden. Imagine hearing birdsong in our cities." This is environmentalist Gareth Morgan's ...

New Zealand split from an ancient supercontinent 85m years ago, long before the ascent of mammals. Without land predators, birds could nest on the ground or do without flying. Getty Images ...