The kiwis are very fast at running and good at hiding plus they cannot fly. The pukeko have very large feet for walking on. The pukeko eat water plants, small reptiles, fish, insects, veges. The pukeko are very fast learners. Waders, Pied stilt, Kingfisher, White-faced herons are common throughout New Zealand.
Banded rails are very secretive.
They nest in sedges backing mangrove swamps. The white heron is a cosmopolitan species. White-fronted terms are common around all our coasts. The protecded New Zealand fur seal is now common, particularly around the South Island coasts. Sperm whales can be viewed from boats at Kaikoura.