{"podcast":{"title":"Wild Sounds: Kākāpō Files II","slug":"wild-sounds-k-k-p-files-ii-7222314","podcast_index_feed_id":7222314,"rss_url":"https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcasts/acast/wild-sounds.rss","website_url":"https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/wild-sounds","image_url":"https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--X4v28y6x--/t_kt-podcast-external-cover-feeds/4JV6575_kakapo_files_2_cover_external_2025_ws_v2_png.jpg?_a=BAMAMiiu0.jpg","author":"RNZ","episode_count":65,"summary":"The Kākāpō Files podcast is back with what’s set to be the biggest breeding season of all time for the world’s favourite parrot. Monthly episodes from late May 2026.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T08:17:13.139086+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-sounds-k-k-p-files-ii-7222314"},"episode":{"title":"Kākāpō Files II 02 | Meet the Team","slug":"k-k-p-files-ii-02-meet-the-team","published_at":"2025-12-22T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-sounds-k-k-p-files-ii-7222314/k-k-p-files-ii-02-meet-the-team","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-sounds-k-k-p-files-ii-7222314","url":"https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/wild-sounds?share=93aa927b-5570-4075-85a3-f9848496eafc","audio_url":"https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1766375380/audio/kakapo/ocw-20251223-1639-kfii_ep2_meet_the_team.mp3","summary":"It’s the summer solstice and we are waiting for kākāpō breeding to begin. Alison Ballance chats with island ranger Maddy Whittaker, who reports that on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island all the male kākāpō are in full voice, booming all night to attract the females, who haven’t shown any interest yet. The action hasn’t yet ramped up on Anchor Island. Alison also meets three key people from the Kākāpō Team, and hears about their first-ever kākāpō encounters. Send any Kākāpō Files questions and comments to kakapo@rnz.co.nz In this episode: 00:00 – Introduction 00:42 – Kākāpō ranger Maddy Whittaker with updates on what the male birds are up to on the islands 05:09 – Technical Officer Daryl Eason talks about his first kākāpō encounter and what makes these birds so unique 09:41 – Operations Manager of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme Deidre Vercoe remembers her first kākāpō meeting 13:44 – Science Advisor Andrew Digby talks about meeting his first kākāpō 16:00 – Daryl Eason predicts when the breeding season might begin… Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details","meta_description":"It’s the summer solstice and we are waiting for kākāpō breeding to begin. Alison Ballance chats with island ranger Maddy Whittaker, who reports that on Wh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1073,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wild-sounds-k-k-p-files-ii-7222314/episodes/k-k-p-files-ii-02-meet-the-team/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-sounds-k-k-p-files-ii-7222314/k-k-p-files-ii-02-meet-the-team.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}