New Zealand's annual bird election is contested by cheeky parrots, sweet songbirds and cute, puffball robins. This year’s ...

The native species faces danger in New Zealand, at risk from electrical wire strikes and destruction of their woodland environments. "They're a mysterious bird and that's partly because they're ...

Forest and Bird, the conservation group committed to defending nature across New Zealand, had everything planned out for its 100th anniversary celebration. They would — as they do annually — open up ...

Voting for Bird of the Year closes on 28 September, with the winner announced the following day. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to ...

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the hotly-contested race, which seeks to raise awareness of the country's many native species considered to be in danger.

Last week, John Oliver crashed the website for Forest and Bird, a New Zealand conservation group that runs an annual Bird of the Year vote. The late night host launched what he’s admittedly called an ...

New Zealand’s annual “Bird of the Year” contest is underway, and there’s been a surge in votes for one bird in particular — thanks to “Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver. From billboards in Mumbai to ...

This kākāpō's name is Sirocco, and he is a good bird. Credit: Xinhua / Yang Liu via Getty Images "It’s a hiatus. It’s definitely not a lifetime ban," a Forest & Bird spokesperson Ellen Rykers said to ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Vote checkers in New Zealand have been so overwhelmed by foreign interference that they’ve been forced to delay announcing a winner. This 2022 photo supplied by the ...

A New Zealand conservation organization declared the pūteketeke Australasian crested grebe the country’s “bird of the century” Wednesday, giving the endangered bird the crown after U.S. television ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Comedian John Oliver has succeeded in his campaign to have what he describes as a weird, puking bird with a colorful mullet win New Zealand’s Bird of the Century contest ...