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Callaeidae (sometimes Callaeatidae) is a family of passerine birds endemic to New Zealand.It contains three genera, with five species in the family. One species, the huia, became extinct early in the 20th century, while the South Island kōkako is critically endangered and may be extinct.
The Lexus Song Quest (formerly known as the Mobil Song Quest [2]) is a biennial opera singing competition, held in New Zealand since 1956. [3] The competition is managed and presented by Tāwhiri, which also runs the New Zealand Festival of the Arts . [ 3 ]
They belong to a family containing five species of New Zealand wattlebirds, [3] the other three being two species of tīeke (saddleback) and the extinct huia. [ 5 ] [ 7 ] Previously widespread, kōkako populations throughout New Zealand have been decimated by the predations of mammalian invasive species such as possums , stoats , cats and rats ...
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New Zealand’s annual “Bird of the Year” contest is underway, and there’s been a surge in votes for one bird in particular — thanks to “Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver.
Comedian John Oliver has succeeded in his campaign to have what he describes as a weird, puking bird with a colorful mullet win New Zealand's Bird of the Century contest. Conservation group Forest ...
The APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time is a selection of New Zealand songs as voted in 2001 by members of the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). The top 30 of this selection was used to create the Nature's Best CD and the rest of the list for follow-up compilations.
The first awards for New Zealand recorded music were the Loxene Golden Disc awards, launched in 1965. The awards were created by soap powder manufacturer Reckitt & Colman's advertising agency, with support from the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC), the New Zealand Federation of Phonographic Industries and the Australasian Performing Rights Society (APRA), with the awards named after ...