Photograph John Swannell

"Thank you for your help in reversing the decline of our beautiful native pigeon, the kererü. Your help in maintaining a healthy environment will ensure its survival for generations to come."
DAME KIRI TE KANAWA
- patron

In these pages you'll find ways you can help the kererū, New Zealand's native pigeon, right in your own backyard. Kererū are critical to the survival of NZ's beautiful forests as they are the only surviving native species able to swallow the fruit of some of the major trees. Many of the seeds need to pass through the gut of a bird to germinate.

 

If we lose kererū, we may lose our forests as we know them.

 
Chick in the hand

View Te Kererū documentary

Chapter 1 - The nature of kerer?

Other Kererū Videos

Chapter 2 - People

Other Kererū Videos

Chapter 3 - The Urban Jungle

Other Kererū Videos

Display Dive

Other Kererū Videos

Drunken Kereru

Other Kererū Videos

Nest Cam

Other Kererū Videos

Play Urban Jungle

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