Rock Wren
Rhapsody for a Rock Wren
20 Dec 2022
Rhapsody for a Rock Wren is a 14-minute film about the endangered bird known in te reo Māori as pīwauwau. It was recorded in Mount Aspiring National Park by University of Otago science student Lauren… Video, Audio, Gallery
Rock wren - NZ's mountain 'big foot'
23 Jan 2020
The tiny rock wren lives year-round in the alpine zone of the South Island mountains and research shows that predator control is important for the species' survival. Audio
Our Changing World for 23 January 2020
23 Jan 2020
The rock wren is a little bird with several big claims to fame. It belongs to an ancient group of birds and is New Zealand's only truly alpine bird. Audio