Dubbed ‘the clever clowns of the Alps’, kea are much loved for their cheeky spirit and keen intelligence.

Otago Peninsula is possum free, and residents have been enjoying thriving native gardens and more native birds than many can remember.

Kiwi are finally back in the hills above Wellington. What got them there was years of controlling stoats – and unexpectedly, a ten-centimetre piece of wood. 

Tried some of our troubleshooting tips but still struggle to catch predators? It doesn’t mean there aren’t any left. Here are five *more* things you can do.

Volunteer traplines have helped grow a mainland colony of ōi (grey-faced petrel) from just two burrows to more than 150 today. Guest writer Mike Fox explains.

Once choked with weeds, this garden now comes alive on warm wet nights with hunting cave spiders, lichen-feeding snails, and twinkling glowworms.

With only about 170 in the wild and confined to the central South Island, the kakī (black stilt) is one of New Zealand’s rarest manu (birds).

Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP) is closing in on the few remaining hedgehogs in Mackenzie Basin.

On Rēkohu, Maui and Susan Solomon are returning nature to a place stripped bare. Their project is restoring a relationship with the land, birds and trees.

Five years ago, the forest above Waikawa in Marlborough was more horror story than sanctuary. Today, it’s on the road to restoration.

It’s warming up. Our days are getting longer. Many of us are keen to get out and enjoy the outdoors, even if it’s in our own backyards.

From unusual breeding strategies, to quirky culinary tastes, here are 5 curious facts about the shining cuckoo.

In te ao Māori, manu (birds) show up in everyday conversation. For Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, we teamed up with Hēmi Kelly from Everyday Māori.

The bush of the Kaimai Ranges is unforgiving: slippery clay, tangly kiekie and steep ridges. For predator control crews, this is daily life.

What’s rotund, wears a white singlet and gets drunk in the sun? Not your uncle at Christmas dinner – we’re talking about the much-loved kererū.