Whenua Hou
Voice of the Kākāpō 1: Kākāpō - night parrot
25 Feb 2020
The kākāpō is a giant flightless parrot whose fortunes are tied to the rimu tree and to a dedicated team of rangers from the Department of Conservation. Audio
Our Changing World for 8 August 2019
8 Aug 2019
Gadget is a conservation detector dog, trained to sniff out rats, and the chemical element neon is not just found in neon signs. Audio
Mystery droppings on predator-free island likely kererū
11 Dec 2017
Fears a rat may have made its way to an offshore predator-free kākāpō sanctuary have been allayed after DNA analysis of the suspect droppings revealed it to likely have come from kererū.
Fears rat may have reached kākāpō island
8 Dec 2017
A rat appears to have got onto a predator-free island, home to the critically endangered kākāpō. Audio
Hand-rearing kākāpō chicks
12 May 2016
Veronika Meduna visits a veterinary facility in Invercargill where staff look after kākāpō chicks that had to be taken off their island homes to be hand-reared. Audio