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Resource library

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Practical resources for anyone wanting to learn more about kōkako, healthy forests and the landscapes they depend on.

 

Whether you’re a landowner, farmer, conservation group, educator, student, community member or simply curious, this library brings together information and tools to help you understand kōkako, the pressures they face, and the ways we can support healthier ecosystems.

Talks and presentations

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Ungulate management at a KEEP scale 

Defining outcomes, understanding populations and designing practical control.

Dr Tim Day | September 2026

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Deer, goats and pigs can prevent forest recovery, but effective control begins with understanding the population that is actually present. Dr Tim Day explores how landowners and conservation projects can define meaningful outcomes, target control where it will have the greatest influence, and measure whether it is working.

Research reports and papers

Kōkako biology, ecology & recovery

  • Recent evolutionary history of New Zealand's North and South Island kōkako (Mitogenomes resolve the phylogeography and divergence times within the endemic New Zealand Callaeidae (Aves: Passerida)
    Stephen A. Murphy, Ian A. Flux & Michael C. Double · 2006
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  • Kōkako population studies at Rotoehu Forest and on Little Barrier Island
    John Innes, Kerry Brown, Paul Jansen, Rachel Shorten & Dale Williams · 1996
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  • The foods, foraging behaviour and habitat use of North Island kōkako in Puketi State Forest
    R. O. Powlesland · 1987
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  • Breeding biology of North Island kōkako at Mapara Wildlife Management Reserve
    Ian Flux, Philip Bradfield & John Innes · 2006
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  • North Island kōkako recovery update: 2000 to 2023
    John Innes, Phil Bradfield, Kerry Brown, Dave Bryden, Rhys Burns, Joanna Carpenter, Ilse Corkery, Ian Flux, Paul Jansen, Kevin A. Parker, Amanda Rogers, Hazel Speed, Tertia Thurley & Sarah Wills · 2024
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Habitat, movement & connectivity

  • Movements and habitat connectivity of New Zealand forest birds: a review of available data
    John Innes, Colin M. Miskelly, Doug P. Armstrong, Neil Fitzgerald, Kevin A. Parker & Zoe L. Stone · 2022
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  • Forest bird movements — supplementary material
    John Innes, Colin M. Miskelly, Doug P. Armstrong, Neil Fitzgerald, Kevin A. Parker & Zoe L. Stone · 2022
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  • Conserving indigenous fauna within production forestry landscapes
    Paul Peterson & Ella Hayman · 2018
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Pest management & ecological restoration

  • Long-term biodiversity trajectories for pest-managed ecological restorations: eradication vs. suppression
    Rachelle N. Binny, John Innes, Neil Fitzgerald, Roger Pech, Alex James, Robbie Price, Craig Gillies & Andrea E. Byrom · 2021
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  • Responses of New Zealand forest birds to management of introduced mammals
    Nyree Fea, Wayne Linklater & Stephen Hartley · 2021
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Restoration & monitoring

  • Te Haumanu Taiao: Restoring the natural environment in Tāmaki Makaurau
    Auckland Council & Ngā Iwi Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau · 2023
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  • Auckland Community Ecological Monitoring Guide: A framework for selecting monitoring methods
    Peter Handford, Karen Denyer & Monica Peters · 2018
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