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Supporters of the kakariki karaka - a green parakeet - put up billboards reading: "Dear John, don't disrupt the pecking order".

At least 150 orange-fronted parakeets, known locally as kakariki karaka, were born in the wild this season.

"This year's epic breeding provides a much-needed boost to the kakariki karaka population," said Minister of Conservative Eugenie Sage.