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<p>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. 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.</p><p><strong><em>Send any Kākāpō Files questions and comments to kakapo@rnz.co.nz</em></strong></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p>00:00 – What is a kākāpō and how rare are they? </p><p>06:32 – Kākāpō names, from Zephyr to Acheron, and a brief conservation history</p><p>14:29 – Rimu masting and the 2026 breeding season</p><p>22:25 – Kākāpō trivia</p><p>24:12 – Closing credits</p><p><strong><br/>Learn more:</strong></p><ul><li>Follow the <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kakapo-files">Kākāpō Files</a> podcast to keep up to date.</li><li>Want to start the new series pr...