New Zealand is well known for its Bird of the Year competition, which has seen winners ranging from a delightfully round, drunk pigeon to a rogue bat. But did you know it awards a “Bug of the Year” ...

The species is endangered, with just several hundred birds remaining, according to the New Zealand Department of ... they are now spreading their tiny wings and wandering further afield in search ...

New University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research shows Aotearoa has been increasingly accepting new bird species from ...

They say the public should know if the likes of the small New Zealand native Hector's dolphin are falling victim to the fisheries. New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries Forest & Bird obtained some ...

But in 1948 a tiny population of flightless takahē ... In 2024, researchers found many of New Zealand's endangered flightless birds, including the takahē, weka and great spotted kiwi, are ...