"Forest & Bird was stoked when Last Week Tonight with John Oliver asked to be a campaign manager for pūteketeke, an underappreciated New Zealand native bird that is 'nationally vulnerable' with ...

Brightly and uniquely coloured songbirds are in greater danger of extinction and are more likely to be traded as pets, researchers have discovered. A team from at Durham University, the University of ...

The pūteketeke, a colourful, puking crested grebe, was crowned New Zealand's 'Bird of the Century' after a fierce international campaign led by comedian John Oliver.

The Bird of the Year competition was created by the conservation group Forest & Bird in 2005 to raise awareness for birds in New Zealand, many of which are in danger of becoming extinct.