For a long time, New Zealand’s ancient past felt incomplete. Bits and pieces here and there. A few fossils. Large gaps. Now, ...

Scientists uncover a ‘lost world’ inside a New Zealand cave, revealing fossils of extinct birds and frogs from 1 million years ago. The discovery offers rare insight into ancient ecosystems.

“For decades,” explained Worthy, “the extinction of New Zealand’s birds was viewed primarily through the lens of human ...

Deep beneath the rolling hills of New Zealand’s North Island, a long-sealed chamber has opened a window into a world that ...

Waitomo is a region on New Zealand famous for glittering glowworms that hang from caves. But deep inside a jagged crevice ...

A “horrific” outbreak of avian botulism in Northland has killed hundreds of ducks, including up to 80 threatened species. The ...

In a startling revelation, New Zealand authorities have expressed their horror after receiving reports of mallard ducks preying on the chicks of the puteketeke, a bird recently crowned Bird of the ...

Up to 50 percent of species—which included 12 bird species and 4 frog species—on Aotearoa’s North Island went extinct before ...

A feline gift of a dead bat has led to the discovery of a new colony and inspired a Hawke’s Bay guardian to become “a voice ...

Inside a hillside cave, researchers have unearthed a million-year-old ecological time capsule that offers a rare snapshot ...

Past, present and future intersect at 18 Wynyard Street, where Māori and European stories are entwined in remarkable ways.

A rare species prized by birders in Southern Arizona has been unceremoniously stripped of its elegance, and at least one local expert isn’t happy about the change. A leading panel of taxonomists ...