This undated file photo shows a small alpine rock wren in New Zealand. The endangered small alpine rock wren has won New Zealand's Bird of the Year 2022, the event organizer announced on Monday ...

WELLINGTON, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- The endangered small alpine rock wren pīwauwau has won New Zealand's Bird of the Year 2022, the event organizer announced on Monday.

A DNA analysis of living and extinct species of mysterious New Zealand wrens may change theories around the country's geological and evolutionary past.

A tiny mountain-dwelling wren was the surprise winner Monday of New Zealand's controversial bird of the year competition, which even had Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in a flap.

One of New Zealand’s smallest birds has helped photographer Douglas Thorne scoop a major prize at the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the year awards announced Thursday night.

The piwauwau rock wren was the surprise winner Monday of New Zealand’s controversial Bird of the Year competition.

A tree that looks like it's going for a stroll just won Tree of the Year in New Zealand.

New Zealand has officially crowned the rock wren the "Bird of the Year", in a competition that has been running since 2005 as a way to raise awareness for birds under threat of extinction.