Birds
The Toroa Albatross breeding season begins
Dunedin's Taiaroa Head is the only mainland breeding site of this magnificent bird so there is a lot at stake come breeding season. The first of this year's eggs has just hatched. But the news of the… Audio, Gallery
Saving wild birds at The South Island Wildlife Hospital
A kea with lead poisoning, seven owls and just as many kereru, a baby kingfisher and an underweight spoonbill are among the summer patients at Christchurch's Wildlife Hospital, during its busiest time… Audio, Gallery
Success for fire safety campaign about bird life
A fire safety campaign designed to pull at the heartstrings appears to have struck a chord with new New Zealanders. Fire and Emergency's education campaign, launched last month, uses posters kiwi, tui… Audio
Protecting wildlife on the Ashley-Rakahuri river
Lynn Freeman talks to members of the Ashley-Rakahuri Rivercare Group, who are working to protect endangered wildlife living on the braided river.
Audio, Gallery
New Zealand's 50 top birdwatching sites
As the number of wildlife sanctuaries and predator controlled areas increase around New Zealand, thanks largely to the efforts of communities, there are also more opportunities for people to go bird… Audio, Gallery
Tracking Pacific golden plovers around the world
A satellite tracking programme is revealing, for the first time, where New Zealand's Pacific golden plovers or kuriri migrate to breed. Audio
Our Changing World for 5 December 2019
Miranda shorebird enthusiasts are on the trail of the elusive Pacific golden plover or kuriri. Audio
Rick Stein: 'I keep asking to do a New Zealand food series'
Rick Stein has been visiting these shores since the 1960s, when he celebrated his 21st by eating crayfish in Kaikoura, and he's still pleading with his TV bosses to do a New Zealand food series. Audio
Kākā TV - teaching smart parrots new tricks
Kākā and kea are well-known for being intelligent, and PhD student Daniel Donoghue is interested in how they learn new things. Audio
1: Prehistoric New Zealand
Before people there was the land. We start the story of New Zealand 100 million years ago as tectonic forces tear apart Gondwana and Zealandia/Te Riu-a-Maiu is formed. Audio
Kākāpō population hits new high of 213 birds
The youngest kākāpō chick has passed 150 days old, bringing the number of living juveniles to 71 and the overall kākāpō population to 213, in ep 24 of the Kākāpō Files. Audio
Shining a light on the brilliance of birds
Colossal wind-riders. Vocal Australians that form civil unions. Silver-tongued nectar sippers. Other names for these birds are the albatross, black swan and bellbird. A new book called The Brilliance… Audio, Gallery
Andy Gosler: 'Humans were put on the planet to look after it'
Science alone can't save the planet, according to Oxford ethnobiologist and ordained Anglican minister Andy Gosler. Conservation requires more connection and understanding between people of different… Audio
Rat numbers rocket: Exterminators busy, Forest & Bird worried
Exploding rat populations across New Zealand have conservationists worried and exterminators busy.
It's been blamed on a mega mast year - which basically means there is more food for predators.
And… Audio
Are Auckland's ruru being poisoned?
Ruru (moreporks) are falling sick in our largest city, and so far there's no official cause. Some speculate it's secondary poisoning from eating rats or mice that have ingested rodenticide. Audio
Kākāpō dads revealed
Paternity testing has revealed who the top kākāpō dads are, as well as the success of the artificial insemination programme, in ep 22 of the Kākāpō Files. Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne - garden bird survey
The annual garden bird survey is on this week, and Kennedy talks to Kathryn about what ten years of backyard bird counts have revealed, along with some thoughts on closing the gap between humans and… Audio
Kākāpō waiting game
The kākāpō health crisis is stable, with no further cases of aspergillosis diagnosed, and seven hand-reared chicks have been successfully released in the wild, in ep 21 of the Kākāpō Files. Audio
How high can birds fly?
In this week's episode, Nanogirl blasts off in her jetvolt with Jasper and his friends from Mt Cook School as they seek to find out how high birds can fly.
Luckily, Gary Miskelly from Te Papa is all… Video, Audio
Our Changing World for 13 June 2019
Behind-the-scenes at Auckland Zoo with sick kākāpō, and the chemical element holmium. Audio