| Some of the more well known and distinctive bird species in New Zealand are the kiwi, kea, takahe, kakapo, mohua, tui and the bellbird. |
| The takahe, once thought extinct, now has a population of 120 birds. |
| They are an integral part of the conservation management of the New Zealand takahe, an endangered flightless rail. |
| Kapiti is home to birds only seen in sanctuaries or on islands including stitchbirds, North Island saddlebacks, takahe and Little Spotted kiwi. |
| We visit a captive breeding programme for the critically endangered takahe, a 2ft-high bird clinging by its beak to survival. |
| Here we will see the Takahe, a large six pound Rail, the Saddleback, one of New Zealand's two remaining wattlebirds and the Stitchbird, a rare endemic honeyeater. |
