Birds
Toutouwai return to Taranaki after more than 100 years
Dozens of iwi members, Department of Conservation staff and volunteers were on Mt Taranaki yesterday when the toutouwai or robin, which was last seen in Egmont National Park in 1905, was reintroduced… Audio
Rediscovered - the New Zealand storm petrel
The Northern New Zealand Seabird Trust has been trying to solve the many mysteries of our smallest seabird, the New Zealand storm petrel, which breeds on Hauturu / Little Barrier Island. Audio, Gallery
Dangerous Song
Australian instrument maker, musician and composer Linsey Pollak and vocalist Lizzie O’Keefe blend the sounds of endangered or extinct animals and birds – including the Kokako - and sounds from the… Audio
Critter of the week: The Karaka Kakariki
DoC's endangered species ambassador, Nicola Toki tells us about Orange Fronted Parakeets or karaka kakariki - one of five parakeets native to NZ. Audio
Free as a bird
The Wildlife Veterinary Trust in Christchurch has established a small hospital dedicated to treating and rehabilitating sick and injured wild birds. Audio
Yellowhammer dialects found in NZ
A new study reveals that a type of native birdsong, now lost in Britain, can still be heard here in New Zealand after being brought here 150 years ago. Audio
The Great Outdoors - Peter Langlands
Conservationist, forager, angler and former fisheries observer Peter Langlands talks about the many threats to our lakes and waterways. Lynn Freeman asked the Cantabrian how the earthquakes affected… Audio, Gallery
Kaikora's Banded Dotterels
The Banded Dotterels who've made their home in Kaikoura have had a rough time of it in the last few years, despite having some dedicated guardian angels trying to save them. The little shore bird with… Audio, Gallery
Why are our seabirds eating plastic?
Loads of plastic rubbish finds its way into the sea every year and seabirds are hunting it out and eating it, fooled into thinking it's food by the way it smells. Matt Savoca of the University of… Audio
WANTED - the Red Vented Bulbul
A one-thousand dollar reward is being offered for the Red Vented Bulbul. An unwanted pest, the bird may have taken up residence in the Bay of Plenty. Audio
Bill Bailey: An Englishman abroad
Kim Hill talks to British comedian and musician Bill Bailey, whose new show, Larks in Transit, is a compendium of tales from his twenty years as a travelling entertainer. He is visiting New Zealand… Audio
Avoiding mid-air collisions: the Budgie Paradox
Professor Mandyam (Srini) Srinivasan from the University of Queensland has recruited a high-flying team of 10 budgies and is flying them down tunnels to try to make them bump into each other. He's… Audio
Kākāpō - what genes can tell us
A new genetic study shows that a once abundant kākāpō population declined in numbers and genetic diversity soon after stoats were introduced in the late 1800s. Audio
Cats 'contributing to a sixth mass extinction'
A new book has labelled cats as unrelenting killers and an invasive species that is contributing to a sixth mass extinction that could affect the whole planet. Audio
Jamie Steer: introduced species
Kim Hill talks to Dr Jamie Steer, whose research explores the understanding of introduced species in New Zealand in the context of biodiversity management, arguing for a more reconciliatory approach… Audio
Dianne Brunton: bird songs and dialects
Kim Hill talks to Professor Dianne Brunton, who founded the Ecology and Conservation Group at the Albany campus of Massey University, and currently heads the Institute of Natural and Mathematical… Audio
Community conservation on the Kapiti Coast
Residents on the Kapiti coast north of Wellington are working together to improve biodiversity and create thriving ecosystems in their local neighbourhoods. Audio, Gallery
A conservation summit on Predator Free NZ 2050
Three leading eradication experts talk about Predator Free New Zealand 2050, including the social aspects of engaging communities and the need to develop new tools to better control rats, stoats and… Audio
The garden bird survey turns 10
More than a million birds have been counted in the last nine years of the garden bird survey, and sparrows and silvereyes consistently top the rankings. Audio
Birds: Kōkako
On the hunt for the endangered North Island kokako on Kapiti Island with bird man Hugh Roberston. Audio