Birds
Booming bitterns
Australasian bitterns are one of New Zealand's most cryptic and threatened wetland birds, and the males attract females with a deep foghorn boom.
AudioLake Wanaka's grebes
John Darby began building floating nest platforms for Lake Wanaka's grebes three years ago - and they're a resounding success Audio, Gallery
Lake Wanaka's grebes
John Darby began building floating nest platforms for Lake Wanaka's grebes three years ago - and they're a resounding success
AudioKakapo breeding is 'all go'
The 2016 kakapo breeding season is underway, with the exciting news that a female with Fiordland genes has mated for the first time with two first-time males
Kakapo breeding is 'all go'
The 2016 kakapo breeding season is underway, with the exciting news that a female with Fiordland genes has mated for the first time with two first-time males
AudioCitizen Science: Kiwi conservation
Kiwi are our National symbol and around the country many communities are trying to protect kiwi in their patch from predators and habitat loss. Much relies on private landowners being willing to get… Audio, Gallery
Te Papa: penguins and petrels
What makes the perfect penguin nest box? Senior Curator of Sciences at Te Papa Susan Waugh's is researching Southern Ocean seabirds over summer. Among her interests are the effects of an El Nino on… Audio, Gallery
Urban wildlife - should we care?
Wildlife management student Hannah Murdoch investigates the issue of urban wildlife and urban biodiversity Audio
Urban wildlife - should we care?
Wildlife management student Hannah Murdoch investigates the issue of urban wildlife and urban biodiversity
AudioCritter Of The Week - Nicola Toki
Our Critter Of The Week, isn't a critter at all. It's the Parapara tree, also known as the bird-catching tree. It catches insects, birds, and even more birds who come in to catch the little birds… Audio
Motutapu Island Takahe
Hunter and gun safety expert Brad Johnson talks about why the shooting of takahe on Motutapu Island shouldn't have happened. Audio
Loneliness kills, migrating birds and fat families
Naked Science with Dr Chris Smith and scientists in California have worked out that people who feel isolated experience specific changes to their immune systems. Also a new study reveals some reasons… Audio
Killer Kiwi
A Little Spotted Kiwi has been filmed destroying a North Island Robin's nest and killing two young chicks. It's the first time that this endangered, flightless bird has been seen showing this level of… Video, Audio
Ecology in action
Big declines in numbers of forest birds and native moths, revelations that kiore ate moa, and the discovery of Asian as well as European house mice in New Zealand are amongst the latest ecology news Audio
Ecology in action
Big declines in numbers of forest birds and native moths, revelations that kiore ate moa, and the discovery of Asian as well as European house mice in New Zealand are amongst the latest ecology news
AudioMiranda Bird Centre
The drop in migratory birds numbers in New Zealand may well be given some relief by an increasing interest in conservation among the burgeoning middle class in China.The Bar Tailed Godwit which has… Audio
What are the barriers to making New Zealand predator free?
In the long term some experts believe many native species will be driven to extinction by introduced cats, rats, stoats and possums - the only survivors would be those living in predator free… Audio
Smart birds net researcher PM's Emerging Scientist Prize
Research into intelligence in New Caledonian crows has won Alex Taylor the 2015 Prime Minister's MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize Video, Audio
Smart birds net researcher PM's Emerging Scientist Prize
Research into intelligence in New Caledonian crows has won Alex Taylor the 2015 Prime Minister's MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize
Video, AudioWhy kakariki are losing their feathers
Tiny skin mites are causing mange and feather loss amongst red-crowned parakeets on Tiritiri Matangi Island, and a screening programme is keeping an eye on the problem Audio, Gallery
