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Kākā

Nestor meridionalis

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These Kaka were photographed at Karori Sanctuary, Wellington. A guide told us they the population is doing so well there (something like 43 successfully hatched chicks this season) that they're overflowing into the suburbs, and wreacking havoc at the Botanic Gardens.

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New Zealand Kaka

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PublishedFebruary 2, 2012

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