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A collection devoted to our feathered friends — from...
An NFU wildlife film made in the same period
A classic NZ wildlife documentary
David Bellamy visits Little Barrier and Kāpiti
Features a Kāpiti Island weka versus a rat
NFU series on NZ birds
Peter Hayden visits Little Barrier Island in 1987
2007 documentary on Kāpiti Island
More music composed by Larry Pruden
Newsreel on the rediscovery of the takahē
1993 documentary on the mountain parrot
Another visit to Kāpiti to hang with the birds
954 NFU film on the white heron
More kākā catching
A 1970s documentary on kea
Another native bird
Mini documentary about an unusual extinct bird
Documentary about New Zealand's national bird
Another native bird
Documentary about New Zealand's legendary moa
More endangered birds
More native birds
Air New Zealand advert showcasing the country's birdlife
The weka's feathers in the making of korowai
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