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You’ve got to be on your toes when you’re an insectivore. That’s why when you’re walking in the bush or turning over the soil in the garden, Pīwakawaka is there, with a cheery ‘cheet cheet’, constantly flitting to catch the tiny bugs you’re serving on a plate. Its pretty fanned tail g...

The sight of T ūī on a flax flower can make the most hardened Kiwi misty-eyed. This brilliant, stroppy bird has thrived with us humans, and brings a lot to the party. As well as looking very cool in metallic green, purple and black with a white chest ruff, they sound incredible. Thanks to two voic...

Often heard, rarely seen, it’s very hard to get a close encounter with a Ruru. It hangs out in dense forests, singing out its English name – more-pork. Silent flight is one of its superpowers along with the ability to rotate its neck 270 degrees, not to be creepy but to look for prey like moths,...

How unforgettable is the whoosh of the bold and beautiful Kererū flying through the bush and crash-landing into a tree? Imagine a century ago seeing 100 of these beauties powering together through the skies. The Kererū is literally our only bird left big enough to disperse the seeds of our largest...

Nawww, what's not to love about these cuties? It's our tribute to Pīwakawaka's ability to pop out five clutches of eggs in a single season. Thankfully, both parents share the chick-rearing duties, as baby fantails expect a feed every 10 minutes - that's 100 times a day!Our Pīwakawaka and Baby is:�...

What better that a single stately Kererū? A pair of them, of course. Wearing a smart white vest over iridescent purple and green feathers, New Zealand’s native wood pigeon is one of the largest pigeons in the world. They lay only one egg and the female and male take turns keeping it warm for the ...

To kick off the breeding season, male Tūī perch in circles to out-sing each other in ‘song battles’ – and with two voice boxes each we’re talking the NZSO of birdsong, here – while females sit on the outside waiting to be impressed. They also perform ‘the trill’, a special high-frequ...

The Kōtare’s impressive bill is not just pretty, it’s a mighty weapon in the fight to defend territory and help them dive for fish. They also use it to make burrows – they fly straight at a decaying trunk and ram it till there’s a hole big enough to perch in and scoop out. You often see Kō...

The kiwi has cat-like whiskers, hair-like plummage, nose-like nostrils and legs so powerful it can run at human-like speed! Incredible they are, but sadly not invincible – around 90% of kiwi chicks in the wild die, mostly killed by stoats and cats. Enter the other kind of amazing kiwi – ordinary...

The perfect pair of our best selling Tūī and Pīwakawaka Plant Stakes.Metalbirds can be anywhere in your garden with these pretty-as-a-picture plant stakes made in our classic Corten ® weathering steel. Get a pair of plant stakes and give any plant the love – and support – they need to thrive...