There was concern a teen had ripped apart a live Pukeko however the SPCA found it was already dead. Photo: ALICE PARMINTER / FAIRFAX NZ A teenager who tore a pukeko in half will not face any penalties ...

The pukeko is a New Zealand native that lives in wetlands. On a grassy slope in New Zealand, Cody Dey and his research assistant wrangle a knee-high bird. Dey grips it carefully in his lap while the ...

New Zealand's Pukeko and Peter Jackson's Weta Workshop team with Britain's ITV Studios to co-produce a modern take on Gerry Anderson's cult 1960s puppet series. By Stuart Kemp LONDON – New ...

BEIJING — Pukeko Pictures, the TV affiliate of New Zealand’s Weta Workshop, has signed a deal with the Beijing Film Academy and Grand Entertainment to set up a research center. The Intl. Animation ...

An inquiry is under way into how a cull of somewhat similar-looking pukeko birds has led to the slaughter of 5% of the wild population of takahē The head of New Zealand’s national deerstalkers’ ...

DOC has put an immediate halt to pukeko culling operations near threatened takahe populations after the discovery of four dead takahe on Motutapu Island in the Hauraki Gulf. An examination shows the ...

When pukeko are observed heading for higher ground, Northland iwi Ngati Wai will expect a storm and possible flooding. Photo / Amos Chapple. Buy this print on NewsPixNZ NZH-1024055 What do pukeko, ...

Transworld Oil is approaching the target depth at its offshore Pukeko-1 exploration well in the Taranaki basin, New Zealand, after encountering good oil shows in the target Kapuni F sands. While ...

After working on such films as the “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” trilogies, Weta Workshop‘s Pukeko Pictures is pairing up with Heavy Metal to adapt Image Comics‘ “Rat Queens” into an animated ...

Veteran takahe Greg and his pukeko friend on Tiritiri Matangi. For Travel. Credit Jim Eagles The Department of Conservation has put an immediate halt to pukeko culling operations near threatened ...