Kākāpō ( Strigops habroptilus) are large, flightless, nocturnal parrots with mottled green and yellow plumage that only breed ...
Deep in the New Zealand forest, the booming thud of the kākāpō’s ancient mating ritual sounds more like a bass speaker than ...
When you think of birds, you might imagine wings flapping silently against a blue sky. The kākāpō, however, lacks these ...
A team of scientists based in Brazil recently reported that they discovered a new species of Tinamou in the mountains of the ...
Bird flies 7,500 miles nonstop. Staying in the air for 11 days straight, a bar-tailed godwit (Limosa Lapponica) flew from ...
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The astonishingly rare kākāpō is the world’s heftiest parrot, weighing up to 3.6kg and living for as long as 90 years despite ...
Queenstown, New Zealand Award-winning summit Electrify Queenstown will return in May 2026 with a power-packed programme combining political debate, high-profile speakers, immersive electric ...
Heard a chirp or spotted a flutter? These free apps identify backyard birds by sight or sound — no binoculars or in-depth ...
It’s powerful turning the key of a motorhome knowing the adventure is entirely at your fingertips, just the open road and a ...
Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 22 incidents between 12pm and 1pm today, Friday 9 January, the eighth time ...