Te Ao o Tangaroa – The world of Tangaroa. Kia Kaha te Reo Taiao contains te reo Māori words and phrases you can use while you are out enjoying Te Taiao, the unique environment of Aotearoa. Download here: bit.ly/3iALfkf Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori #MāoriLanguageWeek #TWOTRM

KEA Kids News Stuff reporter Kurawaka Morrison, 12, of Pasadena Intermediate in Auckland, learns more about Atawhai, the Royal Cam chick, including how nightcam footage has revealed some strange and scary visitors to the nest. More here: bit.ly/3krRS9j

Atawhai our Royal Cam chick has fledged! After weeks of flapping on ground, holding her wings out facing the wind and getting in some much-needed hovering practice, our #RoyalCam star Atawhai has taken-off from the headland and left her nest! bit.ly/2MyVNUi

The annual Great Kererū Count runs from the 18th - 27th September and the City Scantuary team, citysanctuary.nz need your help to count kereru in Ōtepoti/Dunedin. greatkererucount.nz/how-to-count/ Mā tehuruhuru ka rerete manu. Adorn the bird with feathers so it may soar.

We recently spoke with Rob McGowan, a prominent rongoā Māori practitioner well respected for his knowledge of native plants and medicines. Rob explained to us why we need to care for our rongoā plants even if that means using 1080. Read more here: bit.ly/362zZJW

We're investing $1.4 million to develop game-changing predator lures for trapping and predator surveillance. This will help us protect our native manu/birds and move us closer to a Predator Free Aotearoa. Find out more: bit.ly/32TjG0e #PredatorFree2050 #PredatorFreeNZ

Our Royal Cam star, Atawhai, fledged last week bringing our 2019/20 Royal Cam season to a close. Enjoy these highlights from this past season and be sure to tune in for the 2020/21 season soon! More here: bit.ly/2MyVNUi Bird Cams Royal Albatross Centre

A mixture of careful planning, trial and error, new technology and dogged persistence characterise the last year for the Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP) team. Their 2019-20 annual report has just been released and makes fascinating reading: bit.ly/33q2EXW

Spring is here and shorebirds like our New Zealand dotterels, banded dotterels and variable oystercatchers are starting to nest on our beaches.... and they need our help: bit.ly/3jEFFhm

The New Zealand Biosecurity Awards finalists have been announced. These awards recognise and celebrate outstanding contributions to protecting our country. Check out the finalists: thisisus.nz/biosecurity-aw…

When we ran a competition to name Atawhai, the 2020 Royal Cam chick, we got questions about why her name was in te reo Māori. Here's why. Read more: bit.ly/315HhcH 📷: Chris McCormack

As we enter the warmer months, more people will be visiting our pest-free islands. If you're planning on taking a trip, remember to leave your dog at home. Bringing pets poses a biosecurity risk and puts our wildlife at risk. Read more: bit.ly/2HM4ydl

Vote your your five favourite birds at: bit.ly/2yU6iLt

Brave New Wilderness Premiere 29th November, 7.30pm Rialto Cinema, Dunedin. BOOK EARLY. Tickets $10 from Rialto. Profits to Kakapo and Takahe recovery. elwin.co.nz/bravenewwilder… Life can find a way but sometimes it needs a little help.

The close of voting is getting closer. Have you voted yet? Vote here: bit.ly/2yU6iLt

Congratulations to the kākāpo on being crowned Forest & Bird Bird of the Year! 👑 Swooping into first place for the second time. Honorable mention to front-runner the toroa/Antipodean albatross for receiving most number one votes at the polls over the past two weeks.

Get outdoors!

Love the RoyalAlbatrossCam? Join us tomorrow for an afternoon of albatross at 4 PM ET on Monday, November 30, with Sharyn Broni, a wildlife ranger with the New Zealand Department of Conservation. RSVP to this live Q&A by clicking the link below. allaboutbirds.org/cams/rsvp-for-…

Hoiho/yellow-eyed penguin numbers on mainland New Zealand are marginally up on last year’s but ongoing threats and emerging diseases continue to plague the struggling population: bit.ly/3m74Olohoi

Windy days are for soaring! Tune in to watch LIVE as Northern Royal Albatrosses of New Zealand’s only mainland colony at Taiaroa Head cutting across the sky as our resident #royalcam pair incubates their single egg (due to hatch in a little over 2 weeks!) allaboutbirds.org/albatross