Photo Gallery for Kōkako

It was a stunning winter's day in Pirongia today. Image: LEARNZ.

Welcome to Pūrekireki Marae in Pirongia. Image: LEARNZ.

Kaumātua Tom Roa tells you about the importance of kōkako and the work of Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society. Image: LEARNZ.

A carving of Tāne on the wharenui looks out towards Mount Pirongia. Image: LEARNZ.

Te Rita sings the waiata Te Kōkako in the wharenui at Pūrekireki Marae. Image: LEARNZ.

Clare and Shelley visit Waipa District Council to talk to Tony Roxburgh about his work on kōkako. Image: LEARNZ.

Tony Roxburgh explains to Shelley and Clare how he helped move kōkako from Mount Pirongia back in the early 1990s to save them from introduced predators. Image: LEARNZ.

It has been an amazing week finding out more about kōkako and how people working together can help restore our environment. Image: LEARNZ.

Amanda, Dave and volunteers try to find a responsive kōkako by playing a recorded kōkako call. Image: LEARNZ.

Clare shows you a bait station which is filled with poisonous bait to kill predators such as ship rats and possums. Why is it important to control the numbers of these introduced predators? Image: LEARNZ.

This is a tracking tunnel which animals can leave their footprints in when they crawl through. How does it work? Image: LEARNZ.

This five finger tree is one of the many plants that kōkako like to eat. Image: LEARNZ.

Shelley meets Alisa and Kayden from Pirongia School who helped release kōkako on their maunga. Image: LEARNZ.

Shelley and Clare talk to students from North Street School during today's live web conference. Image: LEARNZ.

Scientists studied kōkako nests and found rat pooh in nests where eggs or chicks had been eaten which showed that rats were responsible. Image: LEARNZ.

Scientists also collected and studied the egg shells from kōkako nests to see what had been eating the eggs. Image: LEARNZ.

Dave sets up a mist net in the dark this morning so he can attempt to catch kōkako. Image: LEARNZ.

Clare and Amanda start rigging up a speaker, which will play recorded kōkako calls to lure kōkako into the mist net. Why are kōkako attracted by hearing their own call? Image: LEARNZ.

The mist net is set between tall trees to try and catch kōkako. Image: LEARNZ.

Dave carefully frees a kōkako from the mist net so he can give it a health check and translocate it to Pirongia. Image: LEARNZ.

Shelley looks on as Amanda and Dave check the health of a kōkako and band it. Why are birds banded? Image: LEARNZ.

A band is secured shut with super glue so that the bird can be identified and monitored. Dave has to be careful not to get glue on the bird or himself! Image: LEARNZ.

A kōkako gets his first taste of banana. Why do you think they are fed banana? Image: LEARNZ.

This is Mount Pirongia where the two kōkako we caught today will be released. Image: LEARNZ.

Dave carries one of the kōkako into the forest on Mount Pirongia where it will be released. Image: LEARNZ.

Dave and Shelley release a kōkako on Mount Pirongia. Why are these birds being translocated from Pureora to Pirongia? Image: LEARNZ.

Dave, Clare and Shelley talk to students from Ilam School and Korokoro School during the web conference. Image: LEARNZ.

The ambassadors get ready to board their flight to Christchurch after long delays due to fog closing Dunedin Airport. Image: LEARNZ.

After a seven hour delay the weather finally lifted enough to allow you to fly to Christchurch. Image: LEARNZ.

Shelley the LEARNZ field trip teacher is relieved to finally be on her way to Christchurch to begin the Kōkako field trip. Image: LEARNZ.

All you could see was layer of cloud over the country through the rather grimy window of the plane. Image: LEARNZ.

Despite all the delays the ambassadors enjoy the flight north. Image: LEARNZ.

It was dark by the time you landed in Christchurch. Image: LEARNZ.

It was a relief to see the lights of Auckland after so many flight delays today. Image: LEARNZ.