NZ nature writer. Broadcaster. Maker of the Kākāpō Files podcast at RNZ. Author of books on Kākāpō, Takahē and NZ’s Great White Sharks.
Alison Ballance
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The latest kākāpō news: 92 living chicks, and half of them have fledged (left the nest).
Plus, we have profiles on the 9 kākāpō that can be symbolically adopted
#kakapo #birds #conservation
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The mystery of Rimu's inaccessible cliff-top nest on Te Kakahu / Chalky Island has been solved!
All is revealed in ep. 16 of the Kākāpō Files podcast.
@kakapo @birds @conservation @digs.bsky.social
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The potential bumper kākāpō breeding season is becoming a reality with the first chick hatched #kakapo #birds #conservation
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Kākāpō action this week is about the chicks - all 94 of them.
I've just spent a week on Whenua Hou, recording with kākāpō rangers as they work day and night to ensure the chicks survive and thrive.
#kakapo #birds #conservation @digs.bsky.social
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You won't find many kākāpō Easter eggs in the latest episode of the, Kākāpō Files ... because they've all hatched!
And by every measure, this is now officially the biggest breeding season on record.
#kakapo #conservation #birds
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Babies! The number of kākāpō babies is growing rapidly - the 2026 kākāpō breeding season is shaping up to be a stunner
#kākāpō #birds #parrots #conservation #nature @digs.bsky.social
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Seems like a great thing to listen to on Sire David Attenborough’s 100th birthday. What an inspirational human - I hope he is having an utterly wonderful day!
Alison Ballance
The first #kakapo chick for four years hatched two days ago (on Valentine’s Day for those who like to anthropomorphise!). Here’s Tiwhiri-A1-2026 in Yasmine’s nest. 📸: Deidre Vercoe. www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r... #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots #birds
Following the #kakapo breeding season and want more detail? Don't forget to check out the "Kākāpō Files" #podcast from Radio NZ with the wonderful Alison Ballance. #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots #birds www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kaka...
The tally of confirmed living kākāpō chicks goes down with two further deaths, but gets a welcome boost with the confirmation of a living chick in a previously inaccessible nest. This brings the numbe...
Listen to the Kākāpō Files podcast to learn more about this year's record #kakapo breeding season, including the details of Rimu's cliff-top nest. #kakapo #kakapo2026 #conservation @ali-ballance.bsky.social
Half of the chicks from this record-breaking kākāpō breeding season have fledged and left their nests for good, but are still being fed by their mums. The tally of living chicks has dropped to 92 with...
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The first chick of the 2026 kākāpō breeding season has successfully hatched on Pukenui/Anchor Island. DOC’s Kākāpō Recovery Programme reports that Tiwhiri-A1-2026 hatched in foster mother Yasmine’s ne...
DOC’s Kākāpō Recovery Programme says that the 2026 kākāpō breeding season is officially the biggest on record, and that all chicks have now hatched. At least 256 eggs were laid in 80 nests, of which a...
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Alison Ballance spends a week on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island, one of three kākāpō breeding islands. She follows rangers from DOC’s Kākāpō Recovery Programme as they go about their daily and nightly nest...
The mystery of Rimu's inaccessible cliff-top nest on Te Kakahu / Chalky Island has been solved!
All is revealed in ep. 16 of the Kākāpō Files podcast.
@kakapo @birds @conservation @digs.bsky.social
www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/wild...
Fourteen kākāpō chicks have hatched in wild nests, where they are being cared for by mums and foster mums. More than a hundred viable fertile eggs have already been laid, with more expected in the nex...
The tally of confirmed living kākāpō chicks goes down with two further deaths, but gets a welcome boost with the confirmation of a living chick in a previously inaccessible nest. This brings the numbe...
The mystery of Rimu's inaccessible cliff-top nest on Te Kakahu / Chalky Island has been solved!
All is revealed in ep. 16 of the Kākāpō Files podcast.
@kakapo @birds @conservation @digs.bsky.social
www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/wild...
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The tally of confirmed living kākāpō chicks goes down with two further deaths, but gets a welcome boost with the confirmation of a living chick in a previously inaccessible nest. This brings the numbe...
