Fairy Tern
Defence Force lends hand to protect one of NZ's rarest birds
23 Aug 2018
The Department of Conservation and the Defence Force have teamed up to build a nest site for New Zealand's critically endangered fairy tern ahead of the breeding season. This week the Defence Force… Audio
Mystery pollution implicated in rare bird deaths
22 Jan 2018
The fairy tern population usually hovers around just 40 birds, but this year they're down to just six. Heather Rogan from NZ Fairy Tern Trust talks to reporter Lois Williams. Audio
Endangered birds threatened by mangrove removal
1 Feb 2016
The critically endangered fairy tern could disappear from the Mangawhai harbour in Northland if a local group keeps removing mangroves, conservationists say.