Southern Lakes Sanctuary release 18 takahē to the Rees Valley. This article was prepared by Lotto NZ and is being published by the New Zealand Herald as advertorial. In a historic milestone for ...

New Zealand's native birds are calling to writer Jonathan Kronstadt. Photo / Getty Images My journey with the Listener began when my first journey to Aotearoa New Zealand ended. I came home from ...

Thought to have disappeared many years ago, the Takahē, a sizeable flightless bird, has reemerged in the woodlands of New Zealand’s South Island. Their unexpected return on the alpine terrain is a ...

Two adult takahē (male on left, female on right) allopreening. Judi Lapsley Miller, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons This flightless bird was believed to be extinct until an intrepid search led to its ...

"The Sanctuary - a popular tourist destination in the Waikato region - is home to native kākāpō, Mahoenui giant wētā, takahē, banded kōkopu, giant kōkopu (native NZ fish) and tuna (longfin eel)," he ...

A good sign. “If the takahē died tomorrow, humanity would be fine,” David says. “But I think – isn’t it good for humanity to do something not just in our own self-interest?” ...