"At its core, Bird of the Year is a competition about celebrating and raising awareness for all of New Zealand’s amazing native bird species," said Rykers. "We want to keep the contest fresh and ...

Bird lovers navigated a pandemic and rising living costs to gather priceless data on the country's native birds, an expert says. After five years, the country's largest citizen science project to ...

Voting for the 2024 Bird of the Year competition closes on ... "We have seen some amazing support from some New Zealand celebrities this year. So Sam Neill just endorsed the pukunui - the southern ...

It has been a dramatic change of fortunes for the blobfish. Back in 2013, the gelatinous sea creature was declared the world's ugliest animal. But now it has been voted New Zealand's "fish of the year ...

Wellington, New Zealand: The mutual dependence of a colorful pigeon and some of New Zealand’s iconic trees is at the centre of a landmark Year of the Forests project in that country. A project to help ...