In July, the Maori tribe Ngati Huia agreed to support the cloning of the Huia, an extinct bird that once flourished in New Zealand. The decision was made during a conference held in Hastings where ...

Kennedy also has a new shark story: For the first time sharks have been recording vocalising. An Auckland shark researcher recorded rig (the shark whose flesh often ends up in fish and chips) making ...

A feather of New Zealand’s extinct huia has sold for $46,521 (£22,409), setting a new record for the feather of a bird sacred to the Māori people. The sale at Webb’s Material Culture live ...