Kiwi habitat near Wanganui is set to be rolled, crushed and burned for pastoral farming in the next few weeks, says Forest and Bird. “Despite declining Kiwi numbers throughout New Zealand the habitat ...

Along the western coast of New Zealand’s south island, a “predator-free” forest has acted as an oasis for a rare species. Nick da Fonseca via Unsplash Just as the bald eagle represents freedom in the ...

The 1 New Zealand-dollar coin has the most famous New Zealand birds, the kiwi. The fuzzy, flightless bird has become world famous and an international icon for New Zealand with the popular coin. Rowi ...

Zoo Miami has cancelled its paid encounters with Paora the kiwi after videos of the bird being paraded in daylight for selfies sparked outrage. Where else has our national bird been housed overseas?

Introduced predators and habitat loss saw New Zealand’s national bird vanish from the capital 100 years ago. A new cohort of 11 birds is changing all that Along a windswept ridge line on Wellington’s ...

Three dead endangered Coromandel brown kiwi have been discovered at Tairua, Whenuakite and Matarangi in the past few months. DoC biodiversity ranger Mailee Stanbury said at one stage five dogs were ...

Kiwis for kiwi is a nationwide charity that aims to protect kiwi and their natural habitat, to ensure the species flourish for generations to come. The facts • Only 5% of kiwi hatched in the wild (in ...