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Sanctuary Mountain® Maungatautari aims to raise funds to support the conservation of New Zealand’s unique wildlife through the restoration work of the world’s largest fenced sanctuary. In mid-2022, Sanctuary Mountain® Maungatautari hosted ...

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The trial kākāpō population in the heart of the Waikato continues to give insights after a determined parrot found a way to leave the fenced sanctuary. Four-year-old Tautahi, who was safely returned to Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari last week, is ...

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Bunker, Ōtepoti, Motupōhue and Māhutonga stake their spots after exploring mountain home.

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

Having kākāpō in the North Island wilderness again is an historic win for our native manu, but conservationists say other species are at risk of falling through the cracks.

The adorable Kākāpō birds were hunted to the brink of extinction.

Kākāpō are large flightless parrots that used to be widespread across the country, before being hunted to near extinction.

Four of the world's rarest flightless parrots have been rehomed on mainland New Zealand.