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The Kakapo is a rare and unique parrot which has existed in New Zealand for over 25,000 years. It has wings but does not use them. It was once plentiful but numbers reduced dramatically and it is now the subject of a successful breeding programme. It is a large bird which hops rather than walks, and has unique breeding habits. The males set up a series of shallow bowls linked by tracks where they “boom” or call to attract females. They will only breed when there is plenty of food available. Full Kit $40 BUY NOW Finished size 10 x 10 cm All needlepoint kits have the design stamped on the canvas in colour. They come complete with STRAND unique mohair/wool yarn to finish the design and a needle. A chart is also included. Design is printed on 18 count canvas.

The Kōkako belongs to the endemic New Zealand wattlebirds, an ancient family of birds which includes the North and South Island Saddleback and the extinct Huia. In the early 1900s the Kōkako was common in forests throughout New Zealand. South Island Kōkako are now assumed to be extinct. However, it’s remotely possible they may survive in low numbers in remote parts of the South Island and Stewart Island. For the North Island Kōkako, there has been a significant decline over the last 20 years. Management is reversing that trend in many areas, to the point that the Kōkako has been reclassified from “Threatened“ to “At Risk: Recovering“. In Māori myth, the Kōkako filled its wattles with water and brought it to Maui as he fought the sun. Maui rewarded the bird by making its legs long and slender, enabling it to bound through the forest with ease. Full Kit $40 BUY NOW Finished size 10 x 10 cm All needlepoint kits have the design stamped on the canvas in colour. They come complete with STRAND unique mohair/wool yarn to finish the design and a needle. A chart is also included. Design is printed on 18 count canvas.

The Blue Penguin is the smallest of all penguins and is known in Māori as kororā and is a Tāoka (Treasured) Species for Kai Tahu and a protected native species. It spends most of the year at sea where it hunts small fish close to shore coming ashore at night to nest or roost in burrows or caves, thick vegetation or under coastal buildings. It can be heard at night making a wailing, moaning call. Full Kit $40 BUY NOW Finished size 10 x 10 cm All needlepoint kits have the design stamped on the canvas in colour. They come complete with STRAND unique mohair/wool yarn to finish the design and a needle. A chart is also included. Design is printed on 18 count canvas.