We had just arrived at Bark Bay Hut and one flew about a meter over my friends shoulder then up into the high trees. We heard/saw at least one more as we were leaving the next morning at about 8am

Meet this whio up the Cleopatra's pools walk. About halfway along we saw it in the stream, hunting under rocks. Once it saw our group it climbed up onto the path and walked with us all the way to the pools, where it jumped back in to the stream and resumed normal looking foraging in the rocks. Was completely unconcerned by all the people about.

Seen on top of track between Bark Bay and Medlands Beach.

Group of four

Between Torrent Bay and Bark Bay

At the high tide track at Bark Bay

Bark bay hut

Torrent Bay DOC campsite. Two kaka ripping off bark from manuka.