| 2001 | NZERN established Bush Telly as its NZ Natural History Media Unit |
| 2005 | Film crew established |
| 2006 | Planning and making equipment |
| 2007 | Detailed research for future programmes, internet radio station established |
| 2008 | Responsibility for www.bush.org.nz handed over to Bush Telly |
| 2009 | Bush Telly wins Ellerslie Flower Show top awards, filming 50 conservation interviews |