Like many student volunteers, the kids in the group Town Belt Kaitiaki look after their neighborhood parks — planting trees, weeding, clearing paths. But they also do something less common: ...

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.

You may wonder which came first, the Kiwi (fruit), the Kiwi (people), or the Kiwi (bird). Although a much-loved subtropical ...

Some endangered species have been saved in the nick of time, right before extinction. And their populations are growing through breeding programs. The problem is many of these species don't have a ...

New Zealand's annual bird election, a contest filled with cheeky parrots, melodious songbirds and adorable puffball robins, was won this year by an unlikely candidate - a falcon known for its ...

The country’s Predator Free 2050 project, documented here by photographer Robin Hammond, has the bold aim to completely eradicate three species introduced to the island nation by humans: rats, stoats ...

New Zealand’s annual bird election is contested by cheeky parrots, sweet songbirds and cute, puffball robins. This year’s winner was a mysterious falcon that wouldn’t think twice about eating them.

When a wildlife species gets the status of being invasive, it can destroy the natural balance of ecosystems in unimaginable ways. These invasive species often spread rapidly, and can lead to sharp ...

To reduce their impacts on native species, feral cats have been added to New Zealand's list of animals targeted for ...

WELLINGTON – New Zealand ’s annual bird election is contested by cheeky parrots, sweet songbirds and cute, puffball robins. This year’s winner was a mysterious falcon that wouldn’t think twice about ...