The difficult nature of controlling the wasps makes the New Zealand Kaka's future very uncertain.

The New Zealand Kaka lives in lowland and mid-altitude native forest.

New Zealand Kaka make their nests in hollow trees, laying clutches of 2 to 4 eggs in late winter.

The New Zealand Kaka feeds on fruits, berries, seeds, flowers, buds, nectar, sap and invertebrates.

The mainland New Zealand Kaka is listed as endangered, and the Kea is listed as vulnerable.

The New Zealand Kaka was described by German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1788.

The New Zealand Kaka is considered vulnerable (CITES II).

New Zealand Kaka (proxy for the Norfolk Kaka that was exterminated on Norfolk Island)

Family Nestoridae: 2 genera with 2 living (Kea and New Zealand Kaka) and several extinct species of the New Zealand region.

The New Zealand Kaka, also known as Kākā, (Nestor meridionalis) is a New Zealand parrot endemic to the native forests of New Zealand.

Māori have a long history in the area, finding the lake and its surroundings offering an abundance of food in the form of eels and bird such as pigeon and New Zealand Kaka (forest parrot).

Rua is a Maori word for two and Kaka is a native parrot (Nestor meridionalis).

The leg rings were made by the Māori of New Zealand and used to confine the movements of young kākā (Nestor meridionalis) parrots.

The North Island Kaka, Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis, a nationally endangered bird from New Zealand, was also named by Lorenz in 1898.

The first individuals were thought to belong to the Kākā (Nestor meridionalis), but detailed examination of the subfossil bones showed that they actually belong to a separate endemic species.

The Chatham Kaka was a forest dwelling species of about the same size as the North Island subspecies of the Kākā, Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis.

The New Zealand Kaka, also known as Kākā, (Nestor meridionalis) is a New Zealand parrot endemic to the native forests of New Zealand.

The beech forests of the lower elevations are important habitat for two birds; the Great Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx haastii) and the South Island kaka (Nestor meridionalis meridionalis).