Find your group (and bird!) information below.

Kea Party

Dec 28 & 29, 2023 (Thurs & Fri)

Kea facts:

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Piwakawaka Party

Jan 5 & 6, 2024 (Fri & Sat)

Pīwakawaka facts:

  • Also known as the New Zealand fantail
  • One of the most common and widely distributed native birds in New Zealand
  • Appear to be friendly because they follow humans around, but only because our footsteps stir up tasty bug snacks

See Pīwakawaka Party information >

Kakapo Party

Jan 25 & 26, 2024 (Thurs & Fri)

Kakapo facts:

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Pukeko Party

Feb 5 & 6, 2024 (Mon & Tues)

Pukeko facts:

  • Has lived in New Zealand for 1000+ years
  • Can breed in groups, with multiple females laying eggs in the same nest and multiple adult pukekos caring for a group of chicks

See Pukeko Party information >

Tui Party

Feb 22 & 23, 2024 (Thurs & Fri)

Tui facts:

  • Endemic to New Zealand, meaning they can't be found anywhere else
  • Has a gift for mimicking any noise it hears, including car alarms, jingles, and human speech!
  • Loud when flying, as they must rapidly flap their short, wide wings

See Tui Party information >

Kiwi Party

Mar 4 & 5, 2024 (Mon & Tues)

Kiwi facts:

  • Has enormous eggs (6 times bigger than eggs for birds of the same size, and taking up 20% of a mother's body!)
  • The only bird in the world with nostrils at the end of its beak

See Kiwi Party information >

Weka Party

Mar 28 & 29, 2024 (Thurs & Fri)

Weka facts:

  • Commonly mistaken for a kiwi (if you think you see one, it's most likely a weka). Unlike the kiwi, the weka has wings, though it also can't use them to fly
  • Adept at thievery
  • Can poop its body weight in a day!

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Kereru Party

Please choose another Jan or Mar party

Kereru facts:

  • It's a pigeon. But as expected of New Zealand, a flipping beautiful one!
  • Endemic to New Zealand, meaning they can't be found anywhere else
  • Plays a large role in the survival of many native New Zealand trees, as they are the only native bird that can eat large fruit to help spread the seeds

See Kereru Party information >


A little MuXu history

How did MuXu come to be? It's a long, crazy story... and it's right here. In comic form!

Read the MuXu Love Story >


 

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