Kakapo
Kakapo breeding season off to a great start
DOC staff are keeping their fingers crossed after a 17-year-old bird carrying a precious Fiordland kakapo gene laid three fertile eggs. Audio
Kakapo 125 Project - Sandy Baines
The Kakapo 125 project was launched last night. It aims to sequence the genomes of every kakapo in the world. And it's the first time it's been done for an entire species. The project is being… Audio
Booming kakapo numbers
The endangered kakapo is in the middle of a bumper breeding year that looks set to be the best ever, and conservationists are looking foward to the resulting population boom. Audio, Gallery
Booming kakapo numbers
The endangered kakapo is in the middle of a bumper breeding year that looks set to be the best ever, and conservationists are looking foward to the resulting population boom.
AudioGenome sequencing every living kakapo
In an ambitious world-first, scientists are using crowd-funding to pay for genome sequences for all 125 living kakapo - the first time an entire population will be sequenced. Audio
Genome sequencing every living kakapo
In an ambitious world-first, scientists are using crowd-funding to pay for genome sequences for all 125 living kakapo - the first time an entire population will be sequenced.
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
AudioKākāpō recovery funding pulled
Difficult economic conditions have forced the New Zealand Aluminium Smelter to pull out of a landmark conservation programme. Audio
Sirocco turns 18
Sirocco the kakapo turns 18 today. DOC Kakapo Recovery expert Daryl Eason speaks to Noelle McCarthy. Audio
Scientist hunts the hunters
They admit it won't be easy, but a group of scientists and conservationists is pushing for a predator free New Zealand by 2040.
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Derek Grzelewski: extreme New Zealand
Writer, filmmaker, former professional fly-fishing guide, founder of the Wanaka Flyfishing Academy, host of the Trout Diaries podcast, and author of new book, Going to Extremes: Adventures in Unknown… Audio
Project underway to re-introduce kakapo to NZ mainland
That's the boom of the kakapo and if a group of Waikato conservationists is successful, it could be heard once again on New Zealand's mainland. Audio
Kakapo,Takahe teams to merge under DOC restructure
The Department of Conservation says it's merging the teams that protect two of the country's most endangered birds to ensure the species are better off in the long-term. Audio
2011 Royal Society of New Zealand Science Book Prize
2011 Royal Society of NZ Science Book Prize won by Alison Ballance's 'Kakapo - rescued from the brink of extinction'.
2011 Royal Society of New Zealand Science Book Prize
2011 Royal Society of NZ Science Book Prize won by Alison Ballance's 'Kakapo - rescued from the brink of extinction'.
AudioRimu Fruit And Kakapo Breeding
Kakapo scientists explain of role rimu fruit in synchronising kakapo breeding and providing food for chicks. Audio
Rimu Fruit And Kakapo Breeding
Kakapo scientists explain of role rimu fruit in synchronising kakapo breeding and providing food for chicks.
AudioA Kind of Refuge (1975)
A look at the work of a wildlife team in Fiordland's Sinbad Valley. In spite of their efforts, it appears that one of the world's rarest birds, the flightless parrot kakapo may soon become extinct. Audio
