Moa

The nineteenth century rediscovery of the extinct giant moa sparked remarkable scenes of scientific competition, intrigue and dispute. Writer Quinn Berentson's award winning book, Moa, captures the… Audio

Researchers have found Moa shared a much wide range of foods than previously thought. A team of scientists from Landcare Research used several methods including DNA analysis of coprolites, or fossil… Audio

Northland man Ian Calder was out trapping possums on his lifestyle block in Whangarei when he stumbled across the entrance to a cave. The mouth of the cave was little more than a narrow gap in the… Audio

Follow-up to last Saturday's interview with Quinn Berentson on the moa, with audio of Alice McKenzie, who claimed to have seen a moa when she was eight years old. Audio

Writer, documentary filmmaker and photographer, whose first book, Moa: the Life and Death of New Zealand's Legendary Bird, has won the 2013 New Zealand Post Best First Book Non Fiction, and the 2013… Audio

Fossil dung is offering surprising insights into the life, diet and parasites of the extinct flightless giant bird the moa Audio

With Quinn Berentson - Author of Moa: The Life and Death of New Zealand's Legendary Bird. Audio

Scientists have shown the moa survived major climate change - only to be forced to extinction by the arrival of humans. Audio

In a world first, scientists have extracted DNA from the fossilised eggshells of extinct birds - including moa. Audio

Male moa were hard done by according to new research from Canterbury University which shows females outnumbered males by five to one. Audio

Scientists have come up with a new theory about the origins of the Moa saying the birds' ancestors flew to New Zealand from South America. Audio

It's one of New Zealands most famous flightless birds, but the moa wasn't always thus, according to new research. Audio

Meet the genius model makers who are currently creating a robotic moa and recreating the giant Haast Eagle. Audio

Taupo mayor Rick Cooper is making no secret of the fact he's more excited than usual, following the discovery of what's thought to be the remnants of a family of ancient moa. Audio

What did we do to the moa? Just how much did humans contribute to the big bird's demise? Those are the questions researchers hope to answer with a new study. Otago University anthropologist Chris… Audio

Kevin Burns believes he has evidence that the extinct moa's eating habits shaped how the native lancewood tree grows. Audio

Scientists have performed the first DNA-based reconstruction of the extinct moa bird, using pre-historic feathers recovered from Otago. Audio

Moa specialist Richard Holdaway investigates whether moa populations were heathy or declining before the arrival of people. Audio