He manu ngahere te Ruru nō Aotearoa. He manu rere ahiahi; ko tāna tangi, he koukou. Ko te āhua o ngā huruhuru, he hāura, he kōtiwhatiwha. He mana kai pūrerehua tēnei. Ko te ingoa pūtaiao ko Ninox novaeseelandiae. Ko te ingoa reo Pākehā ko te Morepork.