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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS' dream in life is to see a kiwi in the wild. I have no recommendations, but following! [/quote]

I grew up in NZ and never saw one in the wild. They're nocturnal.

Here's an article about the return of native birds to Wellington. A kiwi turned up on some guy's door step there, but that is highly unusual.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/18/penguins-in-the-pond-kiwis-in-back-yard-how-a-city-brought-back-its-birds-aoe

If you're down in Wanaka you could try spotting a puteketeke
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/15/1213228757/john-oliver-new-zealand-bird-century-contest-puteketeke[/quote]

PP - He's prepared to hang out in the woods all night, lol. Also he's 11, let's see if this sticks. [/quote]

That's a bit like a foreign tourist to the US going to the National Mall to look for a grizzly bear.

The closest I had was being left in the bush for three nights alone during an Outward Bound. Some weka birds ran over me in my sleeping bag. Weka are much more common than kiwi.

Just take your son to Zealandia in Wellington.[/quote]

The weka are hilarious birds.  They are goofy,[/quote]

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