The Kākāpō Files podcast is back with what’s set to be the biggest breeding season of all time for the world’s favourite parrot. Monthly episodes from late May 2026.
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The Kākāpō Files podcast is back with what’s set to be the biggest breeding season of all time for the world’s favourite parrot. Monthly episodes from late May 2026.
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June 15, 2026
Kākāpō Files II 18 | Good Kākāpō Things Take Time
<p>Six months after this record-breaking kākāpō breeding season began, all 91 living chicks have fledged and left the nest. The chicks remain with their kākāpō mums and are still being fed by them, as well as eating a range of plant material, and as cold wet midwinter weather sets in the chicks are learning to find dry roost sites. The Kākāpō Team’s Daryl Eason and Andrew Digby answer listener questions, including why did Kākāpō cam star Rakiura spend so much time in the nest digging, what can you learn from a piece of egg shell, and could old museum specimens be a source of lost kākāpō genes?</p><p><strong>Send any Kākāpō Files questions and comments to kakapo@rnz.co.nz</strong></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong><br/>02:06 – Island news with ranger Daniella Whitaker<br/>06:21 – Update on Kākāpō Cam star Rakiura<br/>11:43 – Sick kākāpō<br/>15:19 - Are kākāpō smart?<br/>18:19 - Previous nest cams<br/>20:05 - Why did Rakiura dig so much in her nest?<br/>24:00 - Do kākāpō compete with other species?<br/>25:30 - Kākāpō on Coal Island and at Sanctuary Mountain Mangatautari<br/>30:57 - Museum specimens and lost genes</p><p><strong>Learn more:</strong></p><ul><li>Follow the <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kakapo-files">Kākāpō Files</a> podcast to keep up to date</li><li>Listen to the <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/voice-of-the-kakapo">Voice of the Kākāpō series</a> for a recap of the 2019 breeding season. Also listen to the episodes covering the interim <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kakapo-files/season-1/bonus-episode-2022-a-boomer-year-for-kakap">2022 breeding season</a>, and about how a few male kākāpō have fared in the North Island, in the fenced <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kakapo-files/season-1/ocw-a-year-of-mainland-kakapo">Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari</a></li><li>For more New Zealand science and nature find and follow the <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/ourchangingworld">Our Changing World</a> podcast, and subscribe to the show’s <a href="https://radionz.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=211a938dcf3e634ba2427dde9&id=81ad21bafe">monthly newsletter</a></li></ul><p><strong>Guests:</strong></p><ul><li>Kākāpō ranger, Daniella Whitaker, <a href="https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/kakapo-recovery/">Kākāpō Recovery Programme</a></li><li>Kākāpō technical advisor, Daryl Eason, <a href="https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/kakapo-recovery/">Kākāpō Recovery Programme</a></li><li>Kākāpō science advisor, Andrew Digby</li></ul><p><strong>References:</strong></p><p>Kākāpō Files is made in collaboration with the Department of Conservation’s <a href="https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/kakapo-recovery/">Kākāpō Recovery Programme.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/wild-sounds?share=ddcb33cb-2485-42c3-91bb-b9036f962cef">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a></p>
May 18, 2026
Kākāpō Files II 17 | Kākāpō Adoption Birds
<p>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 the death of a chick from Te Kākahu/Chalky Island. Veterinary advisor Lydia Uddstrom reports that a 4-year-old female is being treated for cloacitis, a mysterious infection with no known cause that has infected a number of birds in the past few years. Kākāpō rangers give potted histories and breeding season updates for nine birds that are part of a symbolic adoption programme.</p><p><strong>Send any Kākāpō Files questions and comments to kakapo@rnz.co.nz.</strong></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p>00:00 – Introduction<br/>01:00 – Vet Lydia Uddstrom with island news<br/>06:24 - Adult female Tōrua treated for cloacitis<br/>11:20 - Adoption birds<br/>13:22 - JEM breeding season update<br/>15:57 - Marama breeding season update<br/>18:14 - Waikawa breeding season update<br/>21:28 - Nora breeding season update<br/>24:24 - Bluster Murphy breeding season update<br/>27:05 - Sinbad breeding season update<br/>29:55 - Kuia breeding season update<br/>32:48 - Rahotu breeding season update<br/>35:05 - Rangi rediscovered<br/>37:50 - Closing credits</p><p><strong>Learn more:</strong></p><ul><li>Follow the <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kakapo-files">Kākāpō Files</a> podcast to keep up to date</li><li>Listen to the <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/voice-of-the-kakapo">Voice of the Kākāpō series</a> for a recap of the 2019 breeding season</li><li>Also listen to the episodes covering the interim <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kakapo-files/season-1/bonus-episode-2022-a-boomer-year-for-kakap">2022 breeding season</a>, and about how a few male kākāpō have fared in the North Island, in the fenced <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kakapo-files/season-1/ocw-a-year-of-mainland-kakapo">Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari</a></li><li>For more New Zealand science and nature find and follow the <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/ourchangingworld">Our Changing World</a> podcast, and subscribe to the show’s <a href="https://radionz.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=211a938dcf3e634ba2427dde9&id=81ad21bafe">monthly newsletter</a></li></ul><p><strong>Guests:</strong></p><ul><li>Kākāpō veterinary advisor, Lydia Uddstrom, <a href="https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/kakapo-recovery/">Kākāpō Recovery Programme</a></li><li>Kākāpō ranger, Jess Wagner, <a href="https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/kakapo-recovery/">Kākāpō Recovery Programme</a></li><li>Kākāpō ranger, Sarah Little</li><li>Kākāpō ranger, Theo Thompson</li></ul><p><strong>References:</strong>…</p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/wild-sounds?share=0dcfa006-e3d0-449a-85a6-a7e8616d5968">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a></p>
May 4, 2026
Kākāpō Files II 16 | Kākāpō Chicks Growing Up
<p>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 number of living chicks to 93, ranging in weight from 770 grams to nearly 2.5 kilograms. On all three kākāpō breeding islands, the oldest kākāpō chicks are fledging and leaving their nests. They are still accompanied and fed by their mothers, but find their own shelter. Before chicks leave the nest for good, kākāpō rangers visit to insert microchips as a permanent identification, and to attach transmitters that enable the Kākāpō Team to locate the chicks and monitor their activity levels remotely.</p><p><strong>Send any Kākāpō Files questions and comments to kakapo@rnz.co.nz.</strong></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p>00:00 – Introduction<br/>02:34 – Big chick Huhū-A1 using a special ramp to leave the nest<br/>05:23 – Ranger Petrus with the latest island news<br/>06:44 - A chick is finally confirmed in Rimu’s cliff-top nest<br/>10:09 - Two more of Waa’s chicks die so latest living chick tally is 93<br/>11:46 - Update on Pearl-B3 and sick chicks<br/>13:17 - Chick transmitters<br/>19:55 - Tanē Davis on Ngāi Tahu’s relationship with kākāpō<br/>27:35 - Vet Lydia Uddstrom and Vori’s story<br/>32:34 - Closing credits…</p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/wild-sounds?share=a3fc6288-cfd2-49cd-bcfd-b4f1d8727140">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a></p>
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