Alison Ballance
@ali-ballance.bsky.social
NZ nature writer. Broadcaster. Maker of the Kākāpō Files podcast at RNZ. Author of books on Kākāpō, Takahē and NZ’s Great White Sharks.
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Excellent. @ali-ballance.bsky.social Alison Ballance has joined us on Bluesky. If you are interested in #Kakapo then this is a must follow account & dont forget to tune in for weekly Kakapo files
It's Kākāpō Files day. It's Peak Breeding and 101 Eggs already. Take a listen ... #kakapo #birds #conservation
www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kaka...
www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kaka...
Peak Breeding episode of Kākāpō Files II
More than three-quarters of female kākāpō of breeding age have mated so far, and the number of nests is growing rapidly. Kākāpō operations manager Deidre Vercoe tells Alison Ballance that 101 eggs hav...
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February 4, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Excellent. @ali-ballance.bsky.social Alison Ballance has joined us on Bluesky. If you are interested in #Kakapo then this is a must follow account & dont forget to tune in for weekly Kakapo files
It's Kākāpō Files day. It's Peak Breeding and 101 Eggs already. Take a listen ... #kakapo #birds #conservation
www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kaka...
www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kaka...
Peak Breeding episode of Kākāpō Files II
More than three-quarters of female kākāpō of breeding age have mated so far, and the number of nests is growing rapidly. Kākāpō operations manager Deidre Vercoe tells Alison Ballance that 101 eggs hav...
www.rnz.co.nz
February 3, 2026 at 9:16 AM
It's Kākāpō Files day. It's Peak Breeding and 101 Eggs already. Take a listen ... #kakapo #birds #conservation
www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kaka...
www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kaka...
If you haven't caught up with season 2 of the Kākāpō Files podcast, why not start at episode 1
#kakapo #birds #conservation #Aotearoa @digs.bsky.social
#kakapo #birds #conservation #Aotearoa @digs.bsky.social
Kākāpō Files II 01 | The Birds are Back episode of Wild Sounds: Kākāpō Files II
The Kākāpō Files returns for a second season, to follow everyone’s favourite parrot through what is predicted to be the biggest breeding season on record. In episode 1, host Alison Ballance and Our Changing World’s Claire Concannon chat about what exactly is a kākāpō, discuss the conservation history of this endangered bird through the life story of two kākāpō, and discover just how big this breeding season might be.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:15 AM
If you haven't caught up with season 2 of the Kākāpō Files podcast, why not start at episode 1
#kakapo #birds #conservation #Aotearoa @digs.bsky.social
#kakapo #birds #conservation #Aotearoa @digs.bsky.social
A new (extinct) #kakapo species!
New Pleistocene kākāpō Strigops insulaborealis and swamphen Porphyrio claytongreenei: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🪶🧪 (📷Worthy et al.)
January 29, 2026 at 7:10 AM
A new (extinct) #kakapo species!
The Kākāpō Files podcast season 2 is following the 2026 breeding season of New Zealand’s endangered kākāpō, the night parrot. Join us for the ride!
#kakapo2026 #conservation #birds @digs.bsky.social www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/wild...
#kakapo2026 #conservation #birds @digs.bsky.social www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/wild...
January 29, 2026 at 6:58 AM
The Kākāpō Files podcast season 2 is following the 2026 breeding season of New Zealand’s endangered kākāpō, the night parrot. Join us for the ride!
#kakapo2026 #conservation #birds @digs.bsky.social www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/wild...
#kakapo2026 #conservation #birds @digs.bsky.social www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/wild...