If we told you there was a species of parrot in the world that can’t fly, would you believe us? We couldn’t believe it ...

"I believe that Kumimanu is close to the upper limit of a flightless seabird and I do not expect substantially larger ...

For the first time in more than six decades, an endangered bird has returned to a small New Zealand Island. A total of 40 tīeke, or saddlebacks, were reintroduced to Rakitū Island on Aotearoa (New ...

What would happen if the fiercest marine predators swapped the salty sea for our freshwater lakes and rivers? It may sou ...

A group of amateur Waikato rocket scientists are heading to an international competition after a successful final practice ...

Heritage Explorer slides on glassy water away from Milford Sound towards the open ocean. "The swell's only up to here on a ...

Penguins are a bit different from other flightless birds ... invisible wings and surprisingly heavy bones for a bird. Kiwis evolved in New Zealand, where there were hardly any land predators ...

Illustration by TH Worthy and P. Scofield Of the 350 parrot species alive today, the heaviest is the kakapo, a flightless bird also native to New Zealand. But the extinct parrot, dubbed Heracles ...

Whether a destination filled with dangerous critters is your idea of heaven or hell, you’ll want to consult this list ...

A wildlife ranger in New Zealand filmed “rare footage” of a fight between a flightless bird and the country’s “largest reptile,” officials said. Photo from New Zealand’s Department of ...

A takahē and a tuatara have been filmed engaging in a bush-floor stoush in a new video captured by a DOC ranger. The video was filmed on pest-free Tiritiri Matangi Island near Auckland. It started ...