Protection isn’t just happening on remote beaches. In the heart of the city, thousands of red-billed gulls (tarāpunga) are nesting on Wynyard Wharf. This bustling waterfront has supported a breeding ...

The kiwi is New Zealand's most iconic bird. Round and fuzzy, the bird is flightless and has a long beak that makes it adorable or awkward, depending on who you ask. New Zealanders are even known as ...

New Zealand's rarest birds have seemingly come back from the dead. For decades, they were thought to be extinct until tiny populations were rediscovered, the holdouts that survived against the odds.