Watercolour Painting by Avril Jean - South Island Kokako wall paintings nz North Island kokako have persisted

North Island kokako have persisted in small populations particularly in the central North Island

Tiki is said to have held a wealth of knowledge and a great teacher of all things and the wearer would possess similar qualities

It is a curiously shaped weapon noted for the carved notches on the blade

Nguru are flutes carved in the natural shape of a whale tooth

The British arrival in Aotearoa commenced a relationship between two very different cultures that has profoundly influenced their distinct and collective fortunes ever since

Watercolour Painting by Avril Jean - South Island Kokako wall paintings nz North Island kokako have persistedOriginal watercolour bird study by Avril Jean. Mounted and framed in a New Zealand made wooden frame. Frame size 40 x 39 cm Mount outer size: 32. 5 x 31. 5 cmMount window size 18. 5 x 16. 5 cm About the South Island Kokako: South Island kokako were slightly smaller and darker than the North Island kokako, with orange rather than blue facial wattles. In the early 1800s, they occupied beech forests and low scrub above the tree line on both sides of