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Whenua Hou an inspiration for Rakiura wildlife recovery
To imagine how healthy and abundant New Zealand forests could be, we don’t have to travel back in time; we can look to the many predator-free islands across the country for inspiration. In this story,...
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Adopt a kākāpō? Squawk yes!
A word from Sirocco. Sirocco | : Maddy Whittaker/DOC. Skraaaaark! Kia ora, friends! Sirocco here, your favourite feathered conservation ambassador, and occasional internet sensation. I’m popping in...
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Conservation at kākāpō pace
Conservation for the critically endangered kākāpō dates back 130 years to 1894, when Richard Henry first moved kākāpō to (then) predator free Resolution Island. Today, DOC’s Kākāpō Recovery Programme...
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The legacy of Lisa – a kākapō, an ancestor
By Andie Gentle Te tuku iho o Lisa – ke kākāpō, he tupuna – The legacy of Lisa – a kākapō, an ancestor Lisa the kākāpō lived more than half a century and was one of the kākāpō we knew the longest....
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Five rare birds that could return to Rakiura/Stewart Island
From a long list of threatened native species, learn about five birds that used to live on the island and the vision to bring them home through Predator Free Rakiura. Rakiura/Stewart Island, Broad...
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Kākāpō breeding season 2026
3…2…1, Boom! Counting down to the kākāpō breeding season Image credit: DOC. After a four-year wait, the Kākāpō Recovery team is thrilled that breeding will return in 2026. Together with our Treaty...
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Kākāpō breeding season raises stakes for Predator Free Rakiura
With a bumper breeding season forecast for kākāpō in 2026, we explain why eradicating introduced predators from Rakiura/Stewart Island is critical, so this iconic parrot has space to grow along with...
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Conservation at kākāpō pace
Conservation for the critically endangered kākāpō dates back 130 years to 1894, when Richard Henry first moved kākāpō to (then) predator free Resolution Island. Today, DOC’s Kākāpō Recovery Programme...
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Restoring the mauri of kākāpō in Aotearoa
By Andie Gentle, DOC Kākāpō Advocacy It’s official – a new kākāpō population has been released at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari. This means kākāpō are back living on the mainland for the first time...
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3 ways to Christmas like a kākāpō
Christmas is just around the corner, and if you’ve ever wondered how to celebrate the kākāpō way, we’ve got you covered with a step-by-step guide! ‘Toiora’ surrounded by pohutukawa flowers: Lydia...
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Kākāpō breeding – behind the scenes
Operations Manager for kākāpō, Deidre Vercoe, reflects on the role we (the Department of Conservation) have played in growing the population of this endangered species. Why do we need to help kākāpō...
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5 moments that are guaranteed to make you feel good! (#2 will make you LOL)
For Mental Health Awareness Week and for a bit of relief from our everyday stresses, we thought we’d share some stories from the past year that celebrate the fact that nature is well, just nature....
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Kākāpō Recovery with Ranger Tommy
When Ranger Tommy McKerras began his DOC traineeship, identifying kākāpō by their unique personalities wasn’t a talent he expected to develop. Raised in a timber joinery factory family, his goal was...
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Heather and Zephyr’s 40th hatch day
By Bronnie Jeynes – Ranger This month we’re celebrating the two oldest known age kākāpō reaching their 40th hatch days! Zephyr feeding chick Tiwai.: Don Merton. Heather and Zephyr both hatched on...
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Celebrating 40 years with Nora the kākāpō
By Bronnie Jeynes, Ranger At first glance Nora the kākāpō doesn’t appear particularly different from the other 209 birds in the population. Nora the kākāpō. : Jake Osborne Her green feathers are a...
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Richard Henry’s legacy lives on
Today marks the 90th anniversary of the death of conservationist Richard Henry who pioneered moving endangered native birds to island sanctuaries, to save them from extinction, more than 120 years...
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Counting rimu fruit on kākāpō islands
By Bronnie Jeynes, Ranger Kākāpō are one of New Zealand’s unique endemic species. These huge, endangered, flightless and nocturnal parrots only breed during years when the rimu tree masts (every few...
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Nuggets from our natives
Poo matters in conservation. Especially when that poo may have come from an invasive species. This was the case on Whenua Hou recently. Rangers became quite worried when a small dropping was found on...
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The fatal flaw in New Zealand birds’ nests
New Zealand’s birds aren’t known for being particularly savvy when it comes to defending themselves from introduced predators. For a start, many of them can’t fly, a serious disadvantage when your...
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7 unusual traits our native species have
Isolated from the rest of the world on a little island in the Pacific, we New Zealanders sometimes do things differently from the rest of the world. This can be great (we pioneered the women’s vote and...
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