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Birdstories: the place of NZ native birds in the Pākehā and Māori worlds

Geoff Norman's fascination with New Zealand's birds spans their discovery, their place in both Pākehā and Māori worlds, their survival and conservation, and the illustrations and art they have inspired.

J. G. Keulemans' hand-coloured lithograph of a Chilean tinamou, British Museum

New Zealand pigeon, chromolithograph by J. G. Keulemans for Buller's second edition

South Island brown kiwi, hand-coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould

Huia, courtesy of artist Ralph Steadman

Rachel Walker’s dynamic watercolour of a majestic king shag. King Shag, 2012, 450 x 370 mm, courtesy of the artist.

Maori Chief watercolour by Charles Heaphy of the famous Ngāti Toa chief Te Rangihaeata. Alexander Turnbull Library

Trevor Lloyd's fantasy work. Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Miss Connie Lloyd, 1983

Great Barrier Kaka, Don Binney, courtesy of the Binney family

The images in this gallery are used with permission and are subject to copyright conditions.