6 Mar 2025

Home for critically endangered kākāriki karaka set up

From Morning Report, 8:56 am on 6 March 2025

A new home is being set up for the critically endangered kākāriki karaka - or orange-fronted parakeet - with 34 birds released on the predator-free Anchor Island in Fiordland. Department of Conservation Kākāriki Karaka Operations Manager Wayne Beggs spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.