Wildlife

Wairoro Park  has an increasing variety of wildlife thanks to the Kiwi project -pest free Northland. During your stay you may be lucky enough to see or hear the following.

Please keep dogs inside at night and in control during the day as all dogs will attack Kiwi and Weka. 

Native Birds

• Tui https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/conservation/native-animals/birds/bird-song/tui-song-42.mp3
• Weka https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/conservation/native-animals/birds/bird-song/buff-weka-song.mp3 (try playing this sound from your laptop in the evening, you may get a reply). Weka are on the threatened species list due to declining population, but are a natural threat to Kiwi and Pukekohe eating their eggs.
• Kiwi https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/conservation/native-animals/birds/kiwi-cd/male-ni-brown-kiwi.mp3
• Morepork (Ruru) https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/conservation/native-animals/birds/bird-song/morepork-song.mp3
• Pukekohe
• Wood Pigeons (Kereru) https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/conservation/native-animals/birds/bird-song/nz-pigeon-song.mp3
• Fantails (Piwakawaka) https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/conservation/native-animals/birds/bird-song/fantail-10.mp3
• Shags
• North Is Robin (Toutouwai)
• White Heron (Kotuku)

(sounds from Doc NZ https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/bird-songs-and-calls/)