A visitor to the sanctuary meets a friendly Kaka.
We received this photo from a recent visitor to the sanctuary with the following explanation.
“I was walking the ecology trail and sat down for a few minutes at a little clearing. I heard a rustling sound and looked over to see a beautiful Kaka feeding on Ponga fronds.”
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The flightless takahē (South Island takahē; Porphyrio hochstetteri), is the world’s largest living rail. And now there is a double celebration for the takahē at Tāwharanui this summer. Firstly, we have a chick at the sanctuary Read more…
TOSSI volunteers completed the four sessions of kiwi call counting for this year by the end of May 2023. The process is repeated at a large number of sites across Northland within the same period Read more…