Birds of Paradise are among the most fascinating and extraordinary creatures in the avian world. They belong to the family Paradisaeidae, primarily found in Papua New Guinea, eastern Indonesia, and ...

Seeds were brought to New Zealand in 1904 by the principal of Wh, Mary Isabel Fraser, who had been visiting mission schools ...

CANS AVAILABLE NOW IN THE TAPROOMS & DRAFT FRIDAY. Brewed with Czech Saaz and Nelson Sauvin (New Zealand) hops. This beer was ...

There’s a lot to be said for getting other people to do the hard work for you when you want to go somewhere relaxing and ...

As the UK grapples with overcrowded prisons, she aims to change their design to make them feel less institutional and more like homes. In Bath, a Victorian cottage is her own great escape ...

Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and Pacific island nations are the only countries that remain free of highly pathogenic avian ...

Conservation in New Zealand depends on the goodwill and enthusiasm of passionate people who walk our beaches doing shore bird surveys, monitoring bittern calls in wetlands and tramping our ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines won’t be importing domestic and wild birds from New Zealand in the meantime due to a bird flu outbreak, the government announced on Wednesday, January 8.

The Philippine government, through the Department of Agriculture (DA), has imposed a ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds from New Zealand amid an outbreak of avian influenza or bird flu ...

A popular New Zealand bird “reality show” that each year follows a pair of northern royal albatrosses as they breed and raise a chick has drawn a global audience of devoted fans in its current ...

The 24-hour livestream of the birds’ breeding season at Taiaroa Head — a rugged headland on New Zealand’s South Island — was established to raise awareness of the vulnerable species ...

News that bird flu had been found on a free-range chicken farm in North Otago raised alarm in New Zealand last month. The Ministry for Primary Industries said laying hens foraging outside were ...