Officials at a South Florida zoo have apologized and promised to end its "Kiwi Encounter" experience after a viral video showed humans petting one of the threatened birds, which are a national symbol ...

A Florida zoo has apologized for offering an “encounter” where visitors could pet a kiwi, New Zealand’s national bird, following outrage in the animal’s home country. It said it has stopped the ...

A kiwi, New Zealand’s national bird, is at the center of an international controversy involving Zoo Miami. Wikimedia Commons A bird housed at Zoo Miami has made international headlines after media ...

A New Zealand hardware store has pulled a dog toy from its shelves following complaints that it is offensive to the country's national bird. Mitre 10, a New Zealand company in existence for nearly 50 ...

The zoo apologized after online videos sparked outrage. Zoo Miami has apologized following an uproar over its treatment of a kiwi bird under its care. Footage emerged online showing Paōra, a male Kiwi ...

A hunter who heard an unfamiliar kiwi call on the South Island’s remote West Coast alerted the New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC), which confirmed that the cry came from a female Kiwi ...