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![Discovery of half-male half-female bird](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Discovery of half-male half-female bird
The wild green honeycreeper has the plumage of both genders and was discovered in Colombia. Video / ODT
![Kākā feeding at Kākā bird sanctuary](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Kākā feeding at Kākā bird sanctuary
Kākā feeding at the Kākā bird sanctuary, part of the Cape Sanctuary program at Rosewood Cape Kidnappers. Video / NZ Herald
![Editorial: Rigged election ruffled some feathers, but still an excellent outcome](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Editorial: Rigged election ruffled some feathers, but still an excellent outcome
OPINION: Our editorial on John Oliver's campaign hijack and its helpful publicity.
![The unbelievable figures in pūteketeke's Bird of the Century win](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
The unbelievable figures in pūteketeke's Bird of the Century win
Forest & Bird have also seen a 'great lift in donations' during the campaign.
!['Mass voter fraud': Bird of the Century winner revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Mass voter fraud': Bird of the Century winner revealed
Bird enthusiasts around the world have had their say and now the results are in.
![Cycling NZ's Timber Trail in off-grid luxury. Yes, it's a thing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Cycling NZ's Timber Trail in off-grid luxury. Yes, it's a thing
Cycle from Mt Pureora to Ongarue on an extra comfortable 85km adventure.
!['Proud to protect them': Nesting native birds a priority for airport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Proud to protect them': Nesting native birds a priority for airport
A plan is being hatched to protect endangered dotterels nesting next to Auckland Airport.
![Vote for your favourite feathered friend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Vote for your favourite feathered friend
The Bird of the Year is rebranded Bird of the Century as Forest & Bird turns 100.
![Whanganui's forest sanctuary and homestead a joy in spring](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Whanganui's forest sanctuary and homestead a joy in spring
The new season makes for a great time to visit the Bushy Park sanctuary,
![Why do people poison trees?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Why do people poison trees?
From poisoning gum trees in Kerikeri to pōhutukawa in Kaipara; why do people kill trees?
![Kiwis go to the polls to elect the ‘Bird of the Century’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Kiwis go to the polls to elect the ‘Bird of the Century’
Five extinct birds are among the 75 contestants in what is Forest & Bird's 100th year.
![Fight to save the bird on our $100 note](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Fight to save the bird on our $100 note
Poster bird from Haast Pass on the brink of extinction.
!['Tragic:' Penguin pair mauled by dog](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Tragic:' Penguin pair mauled by dog
The two native penguins were killed at a Seatoun reserve.
![Eighth Paekākāriki booklet released](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Eighth Paekākāriki booklet released
The booklet focuses on past people linked with Paekākāriki.
![The Gabrielle tree: Mānuka touted as Hawke's Bay looks for flood prevention](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
The Gabrielle tree: Mānuka touted as Hawke's Bay looks for flood prevention
When Bola struck, the response was to plant pine. Would a different tree have been better?
!['Bat' of the year: Where to see the controversial Pekapeka in the wild](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Bat' of the year: Where to see the controversial Pekapeka in the wild
DoC's science advisor says the bats aren't scary, so much as misunderstood.
![Kiwi 'rejoices' as rain fills a Northland stream](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Kiwi 'rejoices' as rain fills a Northland stream
Rare daytime sighting of a kiwi drinking and cooling off as rain fills a parched Northland creek for the first time in months.
![NZ in a flutter over Bird of the Year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
NZ in a flutter over Bird of the Year
Voting has opened for the most fiercely contested election of the year.
![Local Focus: Remote controlled magpies used to save our native falcon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Local Focus: Remote controlled magpies used to save our native falcon
Most injuries to falcons caused by deliberate shooting. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Local Focus: Picnic in the Pinetum](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Local Focus: Picnic in the Pinetum
Largest collection in the southern hemisphere. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Rare kākāriki feeding caught on camera](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Rare kākāriki feeding caught on camera
Video recordings capture the first wild-raised kākāriki chicks in the Bay of Islands in about 50 years. / Supplied by Project Island Song