Gareth Morgan backs $1m mice plan

New Zealand philanthropist Gareth Morgan will spearhead a fundraising campaign to remove mice from the Antipodes Islands, 800 kilometres south-east of Bluff.

The Antipodes are home to a wide range of rare wildlife, birds and plants including the wandering albatross, the Antipodes snipe and parakeet.

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Kereru fears spark inaugural survey The kereru has been surveyed in a bid to reverse its population decline. A Forest and Bird count recorded 1179 national sightings of New Zealand's native pigeon.

Genetic link suspected in kakapo deaths March 2012: The death of a young male kakapo recently - the fifth since September - may simply be a case of poor genetics, it has been found.

Big jump in kiwi numbers Kiwis' future is sounding good - Call count monitoring reveals sudden increase in numbers. New Zealand conservationists are - literally - ‘hearing' that the Northland kiwi thriving.

Helping birds affected by the oil spill in Tauranga Oil spills and the damage done to the environment have struck New Zealand shores. The following article tells of some of the help being offered to our wild life.

Stephen Fry visits Happy Feet Emperor penguin Happy Feet has had a visit from entertainment royalty.

Five dead kea found on Arthur's Pass picnic table Conservationists have been sickened by the grisly discovery of five dead kea stacked on a picnic table near Arthur's Pass.

Happy Feet feels right at home It may have been cold enough for a long swim, but Happy Feet the penguin will not start his journey home until he has first-class travel booked to a release point in the Southern Ocean.

Shore birds dying on fishers' hooks Shorebird species in the Hauraki Gulf and around New Zealand are being pushed to the edge of extinction as they are caught in fishing lines and nets.

Rescued birds still battling Eighty-five rescued seabirds are back on the water - but only in paddling pools for now.

Second stoat found on Kapiti Island A second stoat has been found on Kapiti Island, a wildlife sanctuary and home to kiwi and other threatened native birds.