Kokako

Under the cover of darkness this morning a milestone was celebrated in the efforts to increase the number of kokako.

From a population of just 300 breeding pairs in the late 1990s, the North Island… Video, Audio

Author Sarah Ell's new book Lost Wonders: Vanished Creatures of Aotearoa is an all-ages introduction to the vanished creatures of Aotearoa New Zealand, from the long extinct species to those now on… Audio

Waimamaku is a tiny town just south of the Hokianga Harbour. It's quiet most of the year, but every February you'll see gun-toting horseriders dashing down the main street in the Wild West Festival. Audio

Piano combined with birdsong produced through an app on the phones of the audience was the highlight of the Xenia Pestova’s concert in Wellington. Pianist Fiona McCabe reviews Xenia’s engaging… Audio

Every year, hunters and locals from Manawahe head out onto farmland and into the hills to shoot rabbits and other pests for the district's bunny hunt – a community event with games, skinning… Audio, Gallery

The now $10,000 reward for spotting the the long-believed extinct South Island Kōkako has resulted in around 50 reports of possible encounters. Audio, Gallery

Nigel Babbage, the deputy chair of the South Island Kokako Charitable Trust is confident the South Island kokako, long thought to be extinct, is still alive. He says they just need photographic proof… Audio

Our native kokako could soon be on the move. Back to Mt Pirongia in Waikato, where it's been absent for 21 years. Audio

The kōkako has been named Bird of the Year. One special kokako is Kahurangi, who lives at Pukaha Mount Bruce Wildlife Centre. Conservation manager, Todd Jenkinson, explains what's so special about… Audio

Listen to the blue-wattled crow, whose sonorous, sustained, organ-like song is sung by both males and females, frequently as a duet. Audio