Along the western coast of New Zealand’s south island, a “predator-free” forest has acted as an oasis for a rare species. Nick da Fonseca via Unsplash Just as the bald eagle represents freedom in the ...
When two massive volcanic eruptions blanketed New Zealand in ash, they forever changed the genetics of the North Island brown kiwi bird, a new study from the University of Toronto Scarborough has ...
Politicians, children and Māori groups gathered in the Wellington banquet hall to see in the flesh the success of efforts to protect country’s national bird ...
They are a part of who we are and our sense of belonging here,” said Paul Ward, founder of the Capital Kiwi Project.
A Florida zoo has issued a “profound and sincere apology” after it sparked outrage from thousands of New Zealanders about its treatment of one of their national birds. Subscribe to read this story ...
A record year for Save the Kiwi has seen 324 birds translocated during the 2025 kiwi-handling season, and the conservation group hopes to broaden its reach in the year ahead. Its Kōhanga Kiwi and ...
The symbolic bird is coming back to the heart of New Zealand a century after it was sent offshore.