A critically endangered New Zealand parrot is receiving much needed help. The flightless Kākāpō, though once widespread in ...

A rare, smelly and yellow-eyed penguin species has been crowned New Zealand ... late-night host John Oliver drove a humorous campaign for the puteketeke – a “deeply weird bird” that ...

Wellington, New Zealand (AP) – It’s noisy, smelly, shy – and New Zealand’s bird of the year ... when British late night host John Oliver drove a humorous campaign for the pūteketeke ...

More than 50,000 people voted in the poll, 300,000 fewer than last year, when British late night ... is a shy bird thought to be the world's rarest penguin. Only found on New Zealand's South ...

“He slowed down on the road near Ōtanewainuku and was rewarded with a kiwi encounter many New Zealanders dream of,” wildlife officials said in the release. “In a video sure to tug at on heart strings, ...

Victory in New Zealand's Bird Of The Year competition comes after ... 300,000 fewer than last year, when British late-night host John Oliver drove a humorous campaign for the puteketeke - a ...

The birds, with their distinctive pale yellow bands of feathers, live along parts of New Zealand ... night host John Oliver drove a humorous campaign for the puteketeke – a “deeply weird bird ...