Spotted today, 1 August, a kotuku or white heron in Porirua.
It came very close, close enough to be snapped by my cellphone camera.
We wonder what they find to eat apart from insects and other invertebrates in this man-made pond.
I've logged it on iNaturalistNZ https://inaturalist.nz/observations/968450 and see that there have been quite a few sightings of them in Porirua harbour and the Onepoto arm.