'We don’t have the Eiffel Tower or the pyramids, but we do have kakapo," says New Zealand Department of Conservation’s Deidre ...

With the face of a Muppet and the physique of a Furby, the Kākāpō is an all-around preposterous creature. It’s nocturnal, ...

New Zealand conservationists have been fighting for years to keep the kakapo, the world's only flightless parrot, from ...

Fire and Emergency Chief Executive and National Commander Kerry Gregory says the Agreement reflects the shared commitment to ...

A whale has stranded on St Heliers Beach in Auckland. Project Jonah, alongside the (DoC), responded after a Shepherd’s beaked ...

“Happy Endings” and “The Mindy Project” star Adam Pally has been cast as the lead in “The Sanctuary,” an upcoming comedy ...

Applications for Auckland Council’s 2026 Waterway Protection Fund and Making Space for Rural Water Fund have opened and close 15 March 2026. The funds support rural landowners and catchment groups ...

A rare flightless parrot laid two eggs on a predator-free island off the coast of New Zealand’s South Island following a ...

The internationally recognised Whangamarino Wetland in north Waikato is in decline, with a new report stating that "active ...

A major new assessment of the Whangamarino Wetland has confirmed decades of ecological decline at one of Aotearoa’s most significant freshwater ecosystems, while laying out a comprehensive pathway for ...

The world’s only flightless parrot, New Zealand’s kakapo, is edging back from extinction as conservationists raise numbers from 50 to over 200 and a bumper rimu fruit crop triggers a rare breeding ...