Boast and a team of researchers, for example, are using fossilized dung to learn more about the diets of extinct flightless birds ... South Pacific island. They describe their findings in a new ...

Planning a trip to New Zealand ... are so common here they frequently wander around the holiday park! On top of that, you can visit Slope Point, the most southern point of the South Island ...

A bird flu outbreak poses a significant risk to wildlife in New Zealand but the country's conservation volunteers could provide a crucial defence line.

Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and Pacific island nations are the only ... should prepare to see dead and dying birds on beaches and in parks. Common signs include seizures, tremors, paralysis ...

Otago Fish and Game is continuing to monitor wetlands and estuaries near the Waikouaiti wastewater treatment plant, where ...

The majority of the dead birds collected in Otago were paradise shelduck, a native taonga species that traditionally used ...

Before species go extinct, their populations often shrink and become isolated. Healthy populations tend to have a large gene ...

While on holiday in the South Island Ruud Kleinpaste re-discovered a tree he's missed since leaving Auckland: the Nikau Palm.