Rediscovered Species
- Karocolens tuberculatus, Canterbury knobbed weevil, Spaniard weevil or Banks Peninsula speargrass weevil (2005)
- New Zealand Storm-petrel, Oceanites maorianus (2003)
- South Island Takahe, Porphyrio hochstetteri (1948)
- Kakapo, Strigops habroptila (1974) note: before 1974 there was only one aging male of the species known until new populations were discovered
- Campbell Island Teal, Anas nesiotis (1975)
- Campbell Island Snipe, Coenocorypha "Campbell" (1997)
- Chatham Island Taiko, Pterodroma magentae (1978)
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