That's because among all the rare and wonderful birds New Zealand boasts, the takahē is a legend. For decades, the world's largest rail (a ground-dwelling family of large-footed birds ...

A count that year found the total New Zealand population of these rare birds had grown to 500. With these two populations reaching capacity, the Department of Conservation (DOC) announced on ...

Meet the kakapo—a chunky, moss-green parrot that looks like it waddled out of a fantasy novel and forgot how to fly. This New ...

Two kiwi birds engaged in a fight during daylight hours, offering a rare glimpse into the territorial behaviour of the ...

It comes from the nectar of the flower of Leptospermum scoparium — also known as Manuka, which is only native to New Zealand. Mānuka, in fact, is a Maori word. "The plant itself is very rare.

The rare sighting, captured on video off the coast of New Zealand and shared by scientists affiliated with the University of Auckland, shows a Maori octopus riding on top of a mako shark ...

A group of marine biologists who have spent years researching sharks and their behaviour were completely dumbfounded by a rare sight off the coast of New Zealand. A large shark was spotted thanks ...

It’s very rare to get such great footage.” “We’ve only seen a white shark once before during our surveys, at the Kermadec Islands, the other end of New Zealand,” Smith said.

A population of North Island robins in a New Zealand sanctuary provides a unique system for investigating the memory skills of birds in the wild. A former intern at The Scientist, Amy studied ...