Birds

The kereru, or New Zealand pigeon, with birdman Hugh Robertson. Audio

A 49-year study of a red-billed gull colony at Kaikoura reveals surprising information about the familiar bird Audio

A special snipe and a clever wren. Audio

From August till February, in her spare time, Arts on Sunday presenter Lynn Freeman is part of a hardy bunch of kaka monitors at the Zealandia sanctuary in Wellington. Audio

Lynn delivers lunch to the rarest species at Zealandia, the takahe couple Puffin and T2. Audio

Feathers can keep you warm, and help birds to fly and find a mate. We're speaking to the American biologist Thor Hanson about his book 'Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle'. Audio

The Paparoa Wildlife Trust is a conservation initiative to establish and maintain effective recovery programmes for Great Spotted Kiwi/Roroa in the South Paparoa Range near Greymouth. Trust volunteers… Audio

Sage Forest with a story about the karearea, or New Zealand falcon, that are threatened by predators and habitat loss. There are thought to be only 4000 pairs left in the wild, making them rarer than… Audio

We go bush with bird man Hugh Robertson on the hunt for the piwakawaka or fantail. Audio

Pigeons trained to use touch-screens have abstract mathematical abilities as good as monkeys Audio

You can set your watches to them. Everyday at dawn the world's smallest penguins emerge from their nests along the cliffs in Oamaru and venture out to sea to feed. Audio

A new population of fluttering shearwater chicks is settling into their new home in the middle of Wellington Harbour Audio

On the West Coast, people and their cars are a bigger threat than predators to little blue penguins Audio

A large, white swan that's been scaring Nelson riverside strollers with its aggressive behaviour is stirring public opinion over its fate. Audio

University of Auckland PhD student Sarah Withers introduces the rifleman, NZ's smallest native land bird. Audio

Ornithologist for 85 years and recordist of many New Zealand bird calls, some of which are collected on a CD as part of the book, New Zealand Bird Calls. Audio

The catastrophic decline in silvereyes and the appearance of the Adventure Deficit Disorder. Audio