Once upon a time there were bugs and even more bugs in the great forest of Tane. They would of destroyed the forest if it had not been for Terearaka. He flew in and out of the bush crying. "What can we do about these bugs?". The word soon got around. "They must do something about these bugs, otherwise we have no home!"
Pipiwharuoroa was asked buy Tui to help destroy the bugs, then Pipiwharuoroa replied, "Oh no, I am far to busy looking after my babies!".
Tui asked Pukeko the same thing. "Oh no, I don't want my feet to get wet and dirty."
Then the Kiwi said "I will do it!" But Tui said, "You will have to change a little. You have to have a long beak, you won't be able to fly and you can only come out at night." Then the kiwi gave up her wings.
As for Pipiwharuoroa, she does not look after her chicks because she didn't help, so she lost her motherhood. Pipiwharuoroa lays her eggs in other birds nests and leaves.
Pukeko had to move as well because she didn't want to help save Tane's forest. The swamp is where Pukeko moved too.
Now you know the Maori legend of why some of N.Z's native birds live in their natural habitats.
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By Ngapera Marama Tia
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