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By on October 22, 2019 in Latest News / Blog, Seabirds
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Thanks to Waitākere Ranges Local Board Grants!
By on October 11, 2019 in Latest News / Blog, Seabirds
These happy Kererū are enjoying the sunshine in a fabulous new habitat made possible with the help of a $4,700 grant from the Waitākere Ranges Local Board. The large outdoor habitat has been specially modified to let these beautiful endemic birds strengthen their wings and practice flying prior to release. Thanks so much Waitākere Ranges […]
Appointment of General Manager of NZ Bird Rescue
By on March 2, 2019 in Birds, Latest News / Blog, News Archive, Seabirds
The Board of the NZ Bird Rescue Charitable Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Lynn Miller to fill the new position of General Manager of the NZ Bird Rescue Centre. Dr Miller will be taking up the position on 29 April 2019. Dr Miller is a New Zealander who has worked in […]
Sale of 19 Watene Rd, Panmure
By on February 5, 2019 in Birds, Latest News / Blog, News Archive, Seabirds
NZ Bird Rescue has decided to sell the Panmure property formerly owned by Pam Howlett. Pam was co-founder of Bird Rescue and was well known for her wonderful work with sick and injured birds and her tireless care of the Pied Shag colony on the Panmure Basin outside her Watene Rd property. When Pam passed […]
Ducks, bread and stagnant ponds are a lethal combination!
By on March 16, 2018 in Birds, Latest News / Blog, Seabirds
People love feeding bread to birds in parks but bread is not good for birds! Every year, environmental conditions such as stagnant water, warm weather and left-over bread combine to cause death to ducks and other birds. We can help to reduce duck deaths in parks by not feeding any of the birds. Want […]
A Frigatebird has blown in to New Zealand…
By on March 14, 2018 in Birds, Latest News / Blog, Seabirds
Frigatebirds are found in the subtropics – Fiji and other Pacific islands – and are extremely rare in NZ waters. A juvenile Lesser Frigatebird was found on Muriwai Beach, exhausted and very underweight. We suspect it was brought south by Cyclone Gita. With the assistance of DOC and Auckland Museum staff, our vet Berend weighed […]
Cook’s Petrel
By on April 7, 2017 in Birds, Latest News / Blog, Seabirds
In April 2017 we had an increased number of Cook’s Petrels at our Green Bay Centre. When flying from one coast to the other (East to West), the lights at night confuse them – they think roads are the sea. Once they have landed they become stranded as they need a cliff top or other […]