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Twenty of New Zealand's rarest and most endangered birds have found a new home in Nelson.

Jacquetta Bell's many years helping community organisations and charities "get their message out there" have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

A vibrant green gecko took a ride throught the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary on Sean McGrath's backpack.

GO NZ: Best spots to see native birds in New Zealand Northland to Rakiura, 26 Apr, 2021 05:47 PM 10 minutes to read Cape Kidnappers' Australasian Gannet colony boasts more than 20,000 of these beautiful birds. Photo / Supplied Cape Kidnappers' Australasian Gannet colony boasts more than 20,000 of these beautiful birds. Photo / Supplied NZ Herald By: Sarah Pollok Even if you are not yet an avid bird-watcher, branch out and explore some of New Zealand's best avian opportunities, writes Sarah Pollok We New Zealanders are so enamoured with our native bird species that every October the most cont...

South Island tīeke or saddleback (Philesturnus carunculatus) released at the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary Rare tīeke (saddlebacks) are being released into Nelson's Brook Waimārama Sanctuary this week in a milestone for the predator-free reserve. The first group of the wattlebirds, with distinctive chestnut-coloured plumage across their backs, were flown from the thriving population on Motuara Island in the Marlborough Sounds and released in the sanctuary on Monday. Up to 40 birds are being relocated this week to form the first South Island mainland population. Tīeke were once widespread ...