![A researcher holding a little-spotted kiwi (kiwi pukupuku).](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/001/321/full/20111219_RTL-kiwi_156.jpg?1674165921)
The kiwi is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s national icons. It is known as te manu huna a Tāne – the hidden bird of Tāne. In this picture Victoria University researcher Helen Taylor is holding a little-spotted kiwi (kiwi pukupuku) at Zealandia.
Find out more about Helen's research on kiwis here.