Andrew Walmsley / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) pair mating. Christchurch, New Zealand, October. Sequence 3 of 3.

Andrew Walmsley / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) pair mating. Christchurch, New Zealand, October. Sequence 2 of 3.

Andrew Walmsley / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) pair mating. Christchurch, New Zealand, October. Sequence 1 of 3.

Andrew Walmsley / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) attempting to mate. Christchurch, New Zealand, October.

Andrew Walmsley / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus). Christchurch, New Zealand, October.

Jonathan Harrod / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) pair mating, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) chick hatching, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) males eagerly pursuing female, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) pair courting, Christchurch, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) sitting on fence post, East Clive, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) near Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus), Rotorua, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) wading through pond, Rotorua, New Zealand

Andrew Walmsley / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio) landing, Christchurch, New Zealand, June

Andrew Walmsley / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio) by water, Christchurch, New Zealand, June

Andrew Walmsley / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio) with native Cabbage trees (Cordyline australis) behind, Christchurch, New Zealand, July

Andrew Walmsley / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio) Christchurch, New Zealand, July

Andrew Walmsley / Two Pukekos (Porphyrio porphyrio) amongst mallards, with houses behind, Christchurch, New Zealand, July

Andrew Walmsley / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio) carrying food, Christchurch, New Zealand, June

Andrew Walmsley / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) foraging and feeding a chick, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand, January

Andrew Walmsley / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) foraging and feeding a juvenile, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand, January

Ross and Diane Armstrong / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) mother with chicks, Otorohanga, New Zealand

Konrad Wothe / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) foraging for food in tall grass, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) nesting in Marsh, Golden Bay, South Island, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) in Marsh, Golden Bay, South Island, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) wading, Christchurch, New Zealand