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NZGBS press releases
Press releases for the New Zealand Garden Bird Survey -
NZGBS results | engagement 2014-19
Public and citizen scientist engagement with NZGBS results for the period 2014 to 2019 via the NZGBS webpages, emails, social media or peer review surveys. These data provide... -
NZGBS 2018 | trend analysis methods
This report summarises the data editing, analysis and interpretation protocols for State of NZ Garden Birds 2018 - Te Ahua o nga Manu o te Kari i Aotearoa, which are as follows:... -
NZGBS 2018 | participation trends
This report summarises spatial coverage and trends in participation in the NZ Garden Bird Survey (NZGBS) 2007 to 2018 based on garden-survey records only. It then explores the... -
NZGBS 2017 | Trend estimates
Percent change in counts for 14 garden bird counts for the 10 years (2007-18) at four spatial scales: national, regional (R), urban-rural (U) and area unit (A) as defined by... -
Graphics | Bird icons | Grey set 1
Grey icons for some common NZ garden birds with background circles (dark grey for native species; light grey for introduced species). Designed by Fabiola C. Rodriguez Estrada... -
Graphics | Bird icons | Colour set 1
Colour icons for some common NZ garden birds with background circles (pale blue for native species; pale turquoise for introduced species). Designed by Fabiola C. Rodriguez... -
NZGBS 2018 | Barplots | By location
Changes in NZ Garden Bird counts for 14 common garden birds at the national, regional and territorial authority (district) scales for the last 10 years (2008 to 2018) and last 5... -
NZGBS 2017 | trend analysis methods
This report summarises the protocols for producing the State of NZ Garden Birds 2017 | Te Āhua o ngā Manu o te Kāri i Aotearoa, which are as follows: (1) Securing the legacy of... -
Graphics | Chocolate fish
Chocolate fish illustrations used to convey different bird sizes for the NZ Garden Bird Survey. Illustrations were produced by C. Mary Brake from Reflection Graphics as part of... -
Directory | NZGBS graphics
This directory provides an overview of the NZ Garden Bird Survey graphics library allowing you to work out which resources you want to use and where to find them. -
Graphics | Colouring | Bird outlines
Bird outlines for colouring - sixteen common NZ garden birds including a range of native and introduced species. Designed by Fabiola C. Rodríguez Estrada (http://wl-... -
Graphics | Bird masks | Outlines
Bird mask outlines for colouring - sixteen common NZ garden birds including a range of native and introduced species. Masks were designed by Fabiola C. Rodríguez Estrada... -
Graphics | Bird masks | Colour
Full colour bird masks for sixteen common NZ garden birds including a range of native and introduced species. Masks were designed by Fabiola C. Rodríguez Estrada (http://wl-... -
Graphics | NZGBS instructions
Graphics for the NZ Garden Bird Survey instructions. Illustrations were produced by C. Mary Brake from Reflection Graphics as part of the 'Building Trustworthy Biodiversity... -
Graphics | Garden | Cake layer
Illustrations used to convey that birds feed in different vegetation layers in gardens, introducing the concept using a layered cake. Illustrations were produced by C. Mary... -
Protecting our birds: public attitudes toward predator control in Aotearoa...
In 2025, the NZ Garden Bird Survey team partnered with Te Papa Tongarewa to gauge public attitudes to predator trapping in gardens through Te Au - The Current, an interactive... -
Graphics | Garden | Vegetation | Crop
Graphics for different types of gardens, vegetation and crops. Illustrations were produced by C. Mary Brake from Reflection Graphics as part of the 'Building Trustworthy... -
NZ Garden Bird Survey | Logo development
Process used to select a logo for the NZ Garden Bird Survey. The NZGBS community was invited to vote and comment on eight candidate logo concepts. This work was undertaken as... -
Graphics | Bird identification tips
Graphics providing identification tips for some common garden birds in New Zealand.