17 Aug 2021

Tītipounamu spotted in Wellington CBD

From Morning Report, 8:57 am on 17 August 2021

A pair of tītipounamu have been spotted on Te Ahūmairangi Hill in Wellington, in what's thought to be the first sighting there in over 100 years.

While the tītipounamu's common in some remote areas of the country, to see it in the capital's CBD is a massive win for conservationists. 

Zealandia ranger Kari Beaven spoke to Corin Dann.