A prized bird was ‘stuffed down a man’s shorts’ and stolen from a pet shop, before being ‘returned by a woman in a balaclava’ ...

By Kristine Sabillo Conservation authorities and groups, along with Māori people, recently established a new population of the critically endangered kākāriki karaka, or orange-fronted parakeet, on a ...

Department of Conservation kākāriki karaka operations manager Wayne Beggs told Morning Report the birds have been declared extinct in the past. "In about 1919 they were first declared extinct, and ...

Animaltastic Pets Henlow is calling for the safe return of the bird after she was taken on Thursday, March 20. Bedfordshire ...

The parakeet was once common across New Zealand ... like these are important so “one day we can engage with kakariki karaka again.” Wayne Beggs, DOC Kākāriki Karaka operations manager ...