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Story: Ngā manu – birds

Te Hōkioi

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Te Hōkioi

This artwork by John Bevan Ford depicts the bird known as Te Hōkioi, or Te Pouākai in the south – the extinct Haast’s eagle. The bird weighed up to 13 kilograms, with a wing span up to 3 metres.

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by John Bevan Ford

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Kelly Keane, Ngā manu – birds – Birds’ names, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/12176/te-hokioi (accessed 16 June 2026).

Story by Kelly Keane, published 1 March 2009, updated 17 February 2015.