Piwi, a brown kiwi who lived near a volcano, had a rough couple of months back in 2010, but people are still rejoicing in his recovery. In December 2009, the North Island brown kiwi was found near Mt.

The national bird, the kiwi, has hatched eggs in the wild in the Wellington area for the first time in living memory, thanks to a multiyear conservation effort. By Pete McKenzie Reporting from ...

Officials have uncovered evidence of voter fraud tampering with an important national contest when more than 1,500 fraudulent votes were submitted as part of New Zealand's "Bird of the Year" poll. The ...