New Zealand's native birds evolved before the ascent of mammals and are vulnerable to predation by land predators introduced by human settlers. Getty Images The takahe have a cultural significance ...

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For this reason, it was much easier for them to adapt to life on the land. The Kakapo is a species of parrot found only in New Zealand. Like the Kiwi, this native bird adopted a ground-based lifestyle ...

Australia and New Zealand are bracing for the arrival of a destructive bird flu strain by tightening biosecurity at farms, ...

A massive fire is ripping through a protected wetland in New Zealand, threatening its delicate ecosystem and the rare species ...

A rat and predator-free Palmerston North? The return of native bird song? That’s the lofty goal of a community group taking ...

Judges noted the progression from a quirky experience to a “machine that constantly tunes itself up – a tour-de-force in ...

A new three-minute time limit on goodbye hugs in a New Zealand airport's drop-off area is intended to prevent lingering ...

Australia has intensified biosecurity measures amid escalating fears the destructive bird flu strain H5N1 could decimate ...

Some are cup-shaped, some have domes, others have been likened to apartment complexes. How do birds build their nurseries?