A red ribbon encircling an historic Christchurch building signaled the start of a new era for the Sign of the Takahe. Prime Minister Helen Clark, officially opening the relaunch of the Sign of the ...

The Sign of the Takahe will open for a single night on December 16 for a community function.SHANNON BEYNON / STUFF Thanks to the brain child of a Christchurch social entrepreneur, Cashmere's Sign ...

A pukeko (left) and a protected takahe. Photo / Jim Eagles Despite the host of human tragedies that confront us daily, there is something especially sad about news of Takahe being shot on Motutapu ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Believed to have existed since ancient times, the prehistoric Takahe birds of New ...

Two flightless takahe were released at a New Zealand sanctuary in the latest effort to stop some of the world's rarest birds becoming extinct. The pair, Waitaa and Bendigo, sprinted out of their ...

The Takahe, a sizable flightless bird previously presumed extinct since 1898, has made a comeback to New Zealand's South Island, The Guardian reported. This remarkable reoccurrence is the result ...

Resident takahe Quammen and his new female friend from ... along with the kaka," conservation manager Elton Smith said. "There's been no sign of aggression. They're sharing food, which is an ...

The survival of the highly endangered takahe has been bolstered with the extension of a partnership between the Conservation Department and big business. Hardware giant Mitre 10 has announced it ...