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Bonus: Kākāpō update with Dr Andrew Digby
7:00 AM.Claire Concannon and Dr Andrew Digby talk about all things kākāpō: that habitat trial and where the birds are now, the next breeding season, and Andrew’s hopes for the future of this iconic manu. Audio
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A year of mainland kākāpō
5:00 AM.In July 2023 four male kākāpō were released into the fenced Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari – part of a new habitat trial to investigate suitable locations for the growing kākāpō population. But… Read more Video, Audio
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Coming Soon: Voice of Tangaroa
4:00 PM.Coming soon to RNZ Podcasts is the new series Voice of Tangaroa, exploring the state of our oceans, and the extraordinary variety of life that calls it home. Released weekly from Thursday 29 February… Read more Audio
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Bonus Episode: 2022 A Boomer Year for Kākāpō
5:00 AM.Alison Ballance joins the kākāpō recovery team on Pukenui Anchor Island to hear how the 2021/2022 kākāpō breeding season is going. Read more Audio
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Voice of the Kākāpō 8: Success
3:30 PM.The 2019 kākāpō chicks are becoming independent and birds sent to be scanned for aspergillosis are getting clean bills of health, in part 8 of Voice of the Kākāpō. Read more Audio
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Voice of the Kākāpō 7: Dark days
3:30 PM.A deadly fungal disease strikes the kākāpō population on Whenua Hou and the Kākāpō Recovery team calls on New Zealand wildlife vets to help, in part 7 of Voice of the Kākāpō.. Read more Audio
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Voice of the Kākāpō 6: Kākāpō chicks
3:30 PM.The kākāpō eggs are hatching, and chicks are being hand-reared or returned to their mother's nest ... but not every chick is thriving, in part 6 of Voice of the Kākāpō . Read more Audio
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Voice of the Kākāpō 5: Kākāpō sperm takes to the air
3:30 PM.The tally of infertile eggs is climbing and the kākāpō team is using artificial insemination - and a drone - to try and counter the problem, in part 5 of Voice of the Kākāpō. Read more Audio
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Voice of the Kākāpō 4: Promise
3:30 PM.Most of the female kākāpō have bred and the team is carrying precious fertile eggs to the 'egg room' for incubation, in part 4 of Voice of the Kākāpō . Read more Audio
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Voice of the Kākāpō 3: Nest checks
3:30 PM.Kākāpō breeding is in full swing after an early start, and DOC's Deidre Vercoe and Andrew Digby are checking to see if eggs are fertile, in part 3 of Voice of the Kākāpō. Read more Audio
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Voice of the Kākāpō 2: Whenua Hou, kākāpō island
3:30 PM.The kākāpō team know all the signs are good for a big kākāpō breeding season - the question is exactly how big and when will it start? Part 2 of Voice of the Kākāpō. Read more Audio
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Voice of the Kākāpō 1: Kākāpō - night parrot
3:45 PM.The kākāpō is a giant flightless parrot whose fortunes are tied to the rimu tree and to a dedicated team of rangers from the Department of Conservation. Read more Audio
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Kākāpō population hits new high of 213 birds
3:50 PM.The youngest kākāpō chick has passed 150 days old, bringing the number of living juveniles to 71 and the overall kākāpō population to 213, in ep 24 of the Kākāpō Files. Read more Audio
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Kākāpō chicks growing up
4:00 PM.The kākāpō chicks are graduating to being juveniles and only seven birds are still sick with aspergillosis, in ep 23 of the Kākāpō Files. Read more Audio
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Kākāpō dads revealed
8:50 AM.Paternity testing has revealed who the top kākāpō dads are, as well as the success of the artificial insemination programme, in ep 22 of the Kākāpō Files. Read more Audio
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Kākāpō waiting game
6:00 PM.The kākāpō health crisis is stable, with no further cases of aspergillosis diagnosed, and seven hand-reared chicks have been successfully released in the wild, in ep 21 of the Kākāpō Files. Read more Audio
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Behind-the-scenes of the kākāpō health crisis
5:00 PM.Kākāpō death toll from aspergillosis rises by one to seven, while nine birds have been given a clean bill of health. Sad and positive news from the frontline of the fight to save kākāpō, in ep 20 of… Read more Video, Audio
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Kākāpō health concerns continue
2:00 PM.The number of cases of aspergillosis in the kākāpō population continues to rise, with 30 birds on the mainland for testing & treatment. The deaths of Huhana and Merty drop the adult population to 142… Read more Audio
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Worrying times for kākāpō
5:00 PM.A spate of kākāpō chicks deaths from a fungal pneumonia caused by aspergillosis has DOC's Kākāpō Recovery Team very worried. Two further adult deaths bring the population to 144 birds with 73 living… Read more Audio
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The Kākāpō Files: Glad and sad kākāpō tidings
3:45 PM.The death of Hoki from a fungal infection brings the number of adult kākāpō to 146, while there are 77 chicks. Ep 17 of the Kākāpō Files includes a visit to Anchor Island & all the latest news. Read more Audio
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Longest kākāpō breeding season
12:00 PM.With 75 living chicks and the final three eggs due to hatch this week, the 2019 kākāpō breeding season is set to be the longest on record. All this & the sex ratio of the first 49 chicks, in ep 16 of… Read more Audio
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Kākāpō chicks still hatching
12:00 PM.Most of the 72 kākāpō chicks are thriving in wild nests, the males are winding down their booming, and there are 7 fertile eggs still to hatch, in ep 15 of the Kākāpō Files. Read more Audio
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Kotahitanga and kākāpō
7:00 PM.Kākāpō chick numbers continue to climb. The latest tally is 64 chicks, including one named Kotahitanga, meaning unity and solidarity. Ep 14 of the Kākāpō Files. Read more Audio
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Fat happy kākāpō chicks
5:30 PM.Thirty four kākāpō chicks are putting on plenty of weight in wild nests as the rimu fruit ripens, and 23 chicks are also being hand-reared, in episode 13 of the Kākāpō Files. Read more Audio
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Kākāpō helpers
5:00 PM.Volunteers from around the world are helping the kākāpō team, with tasks ranging from feeding birds and people, looking after the power system on Whenua Hou and studying kākāpō sperm. We meet them in… Read more Audio