There's a mystery in the air in Taranaki.
It's many years since the distinctive calls of the cheeky native parrot, kākā, have been heard in New Plymouth.
But the bird is back - and the flash of their red-orange underwing and crimson belly-plumage has been spotted in parks and on suburban streets.
The mystery is - where have they come from?
Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.
