New research has identified the extent to which human colonization and hunting contributed to the extinction of New Zealand's ...

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.

Chilean officials are stunned by an “extremely unusual” visit from an intrepid New Zealand penguin from an island more than ...

An intrepid penguin hailing from New Zealand’s Snares Island has popped up in the Chilean city of Punta Arenas, more than ...

Shane Jones wants to undo a 2021 Forest & Bird court case limiting the ability to consider economic factors in fishery decisions ...

Fewer than 40 New Zealand fairy terns survive - making it six times rarer than the kākāpō, which is often treated as the "poster bird" for our most endangered species.

A new kiwi champion has been crowned. I'm of course talking about the Mr Bear New Zealand competition which took place at the ...

A once-thought extinct native bird is now beating the odds, with a further release of 18 birds into the Rees Valley near ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

A striking image of a pūkeko in flight has seen Northland hunter and photographer David Towgood named winner of the Game Bird ...

Bird Travels From Alaska to New Zealand Non-Stop for 11 Days Flying 7500 Miles Without Food A bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) flew for 11 days straight from Alaska to New Zealand, over a distance ...