Taranaki Regional Council wants the public’s help to ‘back the bittern’ and has launched a new interactive map to make it easier to report sightings of the elusive wetland bird. Following on from the ...

A bold young bittern has caused a stir in Waikato, striking a pose in a Cambridge couple’s urban backyard. Australasian bittern/matuku are rare in New Zealand. The wetland species’ population is ...

The matuku or Australasian bittern is so good at being undercover, that it is difficult to find and track. Photo / Imogen Warren The trial of a drone equipped with thermal imaging has successfully ...

A "nationally critical" bird has been spotted in a Porirua park for the first time in decades, sparking excitement among bird enthusiasts. The Australasian Bittern, or matuku-hurepo, was last sighted ...