| Above us, parrot-like kaka birds A feed on the red flowers of a rata tree, while below, a Stewart Island robin hops on the ground to mimic rain and lure out worms. |
| Two more joined him, and spent the night on board in singing a kaka or song of love for their visitors. |
| The result is that the female kaka have been seriously reduced in numbers. |
| From time immemorial this has been called the kaka Scala, or bad way. |
| Also reliant on honeydew are the threatened New Zealand parrots known as kaka. |
| Pigeons, kaka and tui were abundant and the river ran thick with eels. |
