New Zealand’s national bird, the kiwi, came in second with 12,904 votes while the kea, a species of large parrot often described as one of the most intelligent birds in the world, landed in ...

The pūteketeke has been crowned New Zealand's Bird of the Century after US talk ... Rounding out the top five were the kea, kākāpō and the fantail. It is not the first time the competition ...

The huia bird was last spotted in 1907 on New Zealand’s North Island. The female huia of the pair has the trademark long, slender and curved beak it used to extract larvae from solid wood ...

“The Fast-track Approvals Bill is the most extreme attack on nature in decades. New Zealand already has the highest ...

MPI received about three or four reports of bird deaths a week in New Zealand. “Those are triaged, investigated and there’s been no indication or finding, at all, of highly pathogenic avian ...

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern has officially received her damehood at an investiture ceremony before Prince William at Windsor Castle. Team NZ port flight controller Blair ...

The yellow-eyed penguin has won New Zealand's fiercely-contested Bird Of The Year competition - with campaigners hoping its victory will prompt a revival of the species. The birds, thought to be ...

Wondering how to spend 10 Days in New Zealand ? 10 days in New Zealand will give you the opportunity to see what ... Stop in at the Otorohanga Kiwi House along the way to catch a glimpse of the famous ...

New Zealand Test captain Tim Southee is known to be a brilliant outfielder despite the age and the veteran cricketer is the most agile in the slip cordon, which is a rare of a fast bowler.

CANBERRA/WELLINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Australia and New Zealand are bracing for the arrival of a destructive bird flu strain by tightening biosecurity at farms, testing shore birds for disease ...