We left on time and were heading towards Hamilton. We had read about the kiwi house and so decided to pay a visit. It was a warm day, so I tried to park the car in the shade. We neglected to check how much it cost before we said that we wanted to go in - but it was fine - after all, we wanted to see some more Kiwis.
We were just about to wander around on our own when a keeper said that she was about to feed the Kākāriki. Intrigued - we followed along. The little parrots knew that we were coming and followed us through the enclosure as we walked to the feeding station. Then they were all over us - eating out of our hands. Very pretty and colourful. There were lots of other birds in the enclosure, flying freely about. I saw a Tui up close for the first time. There were also Tuatara running freely around.
Later we also saw Kiwis being fed and played with by another keeper. One female Kiwi named 'Atu' had formed an attachment to this particular keeper and was pushing against her legs and pecking her an awful lot. The keeper said that she had known the bird for over 14 years, and that the Kiwi loved being with her, and got upset when she went out of the enclosure. It was certainly something to see. We wandered around the park and saw quite a few other native birds.
From there we went into Otorohanga and had some toasted sandwiches for lunch at a place named 'The Thirsty Weta'.
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