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Palaeontologists found fossils of the parrot in southern New Zealand A giant parrot that roamed New Zealand about 19 million years ago had a height of 1m (3ft 3in) - more than half the average ...

A bat has been named as New Zealand's bird of the year, in a controversial move that has ruffled feathers. The long-tailed bat had swooped in to clinch the title in an online poll. Contest ...

When rangers were analyzing trail camera footage captured in the Whataroa River area, more than 9 miles from Ōkārito forest, ...

A traffic camera in New Zealand captured a myna bird hilariously photobombing footage in mid-October. The bird seemed to be inspecting the lens of the camera and didn't look too happy about its ...