Mountains and Rivers
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Rock wren - NZ's mountain 'big foot'
23 Jan 2020The tiny rock wren lives year-round in the alpine zone of the South Island mountains and research shows that predator control is important for the species' survival. Audio
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Kea get a helping hand
9 May 2019The Kea Conservation Trust & the Arthur's Pass Wildlife Trust have combined forces to band kea as part of a citizen science project & are working to make the village a safer place for the curious… Audio
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Celebrating 70 years since takahē rediscovery
22 Nov 2018The Department of Conservation and special guests celebrate the dramatic rediscovery of the takahē in Fiordland, 70 years ago. Video, Audio
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Turnaround in takahē's fortunes
15 Mar 2018An expedition into Fiordland reveals that takahē numbers are on the rise, and there will soon be a new takahē population in Northwest Nelson. Audio
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Chemical camouflage - putting predators off the scent
1 Feb 2018Could chemical camouflage save rare birds by putting predators off the scent? Ecologists are testing the idea in the Mackenzie Basin. Video, Audio
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Good news for Kaikōura's Hutton shearwaters
21 Dec 2017The first ground visit to the Hutton's shearwater breeding colony since the November 2017 Kaikōura earthquake shows damage not as bad as feared. Audio
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Takahē - back from the brink
29 Sep 2016Joan Watson was there when takahē were rediscoverd in 1948, and DOC ranger Glen Greaves says the population of the giant flightless bird has just reached 300. Video, Audio
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Booming bitterns
Australasian bitterns are one of New Zealand's most cryptic and threatened wetland birds, and the males attract females with a deep foghorn boom. Audio, Gallery
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Lake Wanaka's grebes
21 Jan 2016John Darby began building floating nest platforms for Lake Wanaka's grebes three years ago - and they're a resounding success Audio, Gallery
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Conservation on Braided Rivers
20 Feb 2014The Ashley-Rakahuri Rivercare group is a community effort to look after breeding birds on a North Canterbury braided river. Audio
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Hutton's Shearwater Translocation
7 Mar 2013The Hutton's Shearwater Charitable Trust is translocating chicks to establish a new colony on Kaikoura Peninsula. Audio
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Whio Forever - Blue Duck Conservation
19 Apr 2012The whio population on the Mangatepopo River is thriving due to stoat trapping and perfect water flow Audio
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Project River Recovery
4 Feb 2010Chris Woolmore manages Project River Recovery and talks about a new project to trap predators at a black-fronted tern colony Audio
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Black Stilt Captive Rearing Facility
11 Feb 2010Dean Nelson takes Alison Ballance on a tour of the black stilt captive rearing facility near Twizel Audio
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Hand Rearing Takahe Chicks
The Department of Conservation's Glen Greaves shows Alison Ballance around the Burwood Bush takahe rearing centre Audio
Gallery
Some of the birds that feature in these stories
More About Birds on Radio New Zealand
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Ngā Manu
Listen to all of the bird calls from Morning Report. -
Birdwatching on This Way Up
Finding out about New Zealand's birds with birdwatcher Hugh Robertson. -
The Secret Life of Bird Calls
The first songs that echoed across this land came from birds.
