New Zealand Rare Birds Thought to Be Extinct Have Seemingly Come Back from the Dead amid AI-Assisted Preservation Efforts

In New Zealand, conservationists are looking at new ways to protect the country's native bird species, some of which were ...

Pastures Past: New Zealand’s native bats in the 1930s and 40s

In this week’s Pastures Past, she’s found newspaper articles from the 1930s and 1940s on bats. Bats are New Zealand’s only ...

New Zealand is so remote that...5 things only a New Zealander can say

New Zealand's unique geographical isolation has fostered a distinct identity, from being closer to the International Space ...

To save a giant snail, New Zealand targets the non-native critters that eat it

The giant snails of New Zealand are big, slimy, and at risk. Park rangers in New Zealand have spent over a decade trying to save them, and now, they're getting results.

From near extinction to national pride: Maori language enjoys a revival in New Zealand

Discover how the Maori language, once near extinction, is experiencing a remarkable revival and becoming a source of national ...

Book review: ‘The Vanishing Place’ uncovers a New Zealand spot so hidden that few can escape from it

Deep in New Zealand’s bush is “The Vanishing Place,” a place so hidden that few people can escape from it and practically no ...