Where have all the takahē gone? – slideshow

The takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) is an endangered species and classed as nationally vulnerable under the New Zealand Threat Classification System....

Takahē are one of New Zealand’s conservation success stories. Their conservation status has moved from extinct to nationally vulnerable in...

Takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) once lived throughout the South Island. Their original habitats were the bushy edges of lowland swamps and...

Scientifically, takahē have been something of a mystery. For several decades, it was assumed that takahē were extinct in both...