1. (noun) a general name for various herons and the Australasian bittern.

1. (noun) white-faced heron, Ardea novaehollandiae - a much more common heron than the rare reef heron. Bluish-grey with a white face.

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1. (noun) carrier tangle, parasol fern, Gleichenia microphylla - fronds erect to about 100 cm high or scrambling to about 200 cm. Stipes red-brown. Found on swampy or poor clay soils and around thermal areas in open scrubland.

1. (noun) reef heron, Egretta sacra - a slaty-grey heron with a long, heavy, grey to yellowish bill. Legs relatively short, yellow-green. Hunched and almost horizontal when feeding. Found in mangrove inlets, rocky shores, wave platforms and intertidal mudflats.

1. (noun) reef heron, Egretta sacra - a slaty-grey heron with a long, heavy, grey to yellowish bill. Legs relatively short, yellow-green. Hunched and almost horizontal when feeding. Found in mangrove inlets, rocky shores, wave platforms and intertidal mudflats.

1. (noun) reef heron, Egretta sacra - a slaty-grey heron with a long, heavy, grey to yellowish bill. Legs relatively short, yellow-green. Hunched and almost horizontal when feeding. Found in mangrove inlets, rocky shores, wave platforms and intertidal mudflats.

1. (location) Wiri and McLaughlin's Mountains (Auckland) - Matuku-tūreia is McLaughlin's Mountain and Matuku-tururu is Wiri Mountain. Together they were called Ngā Matuku-rua.

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1. (noun) brown bittern, Australasian bittern, Botaurus poiciloptilus - a rare bird living in swamps. Has a bulky, thick neck and is mottled brown and buff for camouflage.

1. (location) Wiri Mountain (Auckland) - one of two volcanic cones making up Ngā Matuku-rua.

1. (location) McLaughlin's Mountain (Auckland) - one of two volcanic cones making up Ngā Matuku-rua.