A Bay of Plenty conservation group has boosted its trapping network thanks to Forest & Bird’s Give-a-Trap initiative. By Matt McCrorie

Our quiet little endemic grebe didn’t get a look in during Bird of the Century, but it’s still a winner for Ann Graeme.

Conservationists are calling for more marine reserves along the Catlins coastline to protect declining numbers of yellow-eyed penguins. By Kerrie Waterworth

The trick to successful nest parasitism is to not unduly harm one’s hosts, as our visiting trickster cuckoos have learned over many generations. By Ann Graeme