Episodes

  • Kākāpō - night parrot

    Kākāpō - night parrot
    Dec 21 2018
    The kākāpō is one of the world's rarest birds, and in the first episode of the Kākāpō Files we learn about the giant flightless parrot's 'love triangle.'
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    13 mins
  • Early birds

    Early birds
    Dec 22 2018
    In episode 2 of the Kākāpō Files we find out that when it comes to kākāpō breeding the early birds are, well, very early.
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    9 mins
  • Busy birds

    Busy birds
    Jan 2 2019
    Kākāpō breeding action really kicked off on Christmas Eve and in episode 3 of the Kākāpō Files we discover it is in full swing.
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    7 mins
  • Action stations

    Action stations
    Jan 10 2019
    Don't count your kākāpō chicks until they hatch, kākāpō leaky homes and lots more kākāpō sex, all in episode 4 of the Kākāpō Files.
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    24 mins
  • Super-studs & hitting the reset button

    Super-studs & hitting the reset button
    Jan 17 2019
    The most popular kākāpō males will get a chance to do it all over again as the females are encouraged to mate and nest for a second time, in episode 5 of the Kākāpō Files.
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    16 mins
  • Full house

    Full house
    Jan 26 2019
    Forty eight out of fifty kākāpō females on the southern islands have mated, nesting is well underway and the first AI has been carried out, all in episode 6 of the Kākāpō Files.
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    23 mins
  • The chicks are hatching

    The chicks are hatching
    Jan 31 2019
    The first two chicks of the 2019 kākāpō breeding season have hatched and the exciting news keeps coming in, in episode 7 of the Kākāpō Files.
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    14 mins
  • Round two begins

    Round two begins
    Feb 5 2019
    The chicks that have hatched are off to Dunedin, the females have started mating again, and there is breeding action on Hauturu, all in episode 8 of the Kākāpō Files.
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    11 mins