Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 12:44 
Two five-month-old kakapo chicks are the result of artificial insemination. Photo by Darren Scott. A major breakthrough in the fight to preserve the critically endangered kakapo has been made, with paternity tests revealing artificial insemination has produced two chicks, the Department of Conservation says.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 10:59 
Ruffled - um - feather: Oscar the bald Moluccan cockatoo peers curiously at the camera from her Florida home
Sadly for Oscar, her answer to 'Who's a pretty boy' is - well - not her.
Monday, December 7, 2009 at 23:52 
Drumming Palm Cockatoo. Photo by George Gornacz & Christina Zdenek
It's been revealed male palm cockatoos use a drum-stick in their territorial display.
Friday, December 4, 2009 at 13:11 
Kakariki on Matiu Somes. Image by Peter HodgeSightings of Kakariki on the Hauraki Gulf island of Motutapu shows the benefits of pest eradication, says the Conservation Department.
Friday, December 4, 2009 at 12:56 
Red-crowned Parakeets, or Kakariki feeding on the flowers of a Cabbage Tree on Tiriitiri Matangi Island near Auckland. Image by DuncanThe native parakeet, the Kakariki, has caused excitement amongst researchers after breeding on Motutapu in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf.
