When you park your car at Homer Tunnel or at Arthurs Pass township, you'll soon have the answer to your question.
In general they are South island birds (=very clever) and inhabit land above the forest line at 1000m or so.
The Maori people are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand. They predominantly live in New Zealand, particularly in the North Island. Many Maoris also live in urban areas across the country.
Keas are relatively fierce birds, known for wounding sheep in New Zealand. It is likely that a cat would eat a kea, or parts of one, if he could catch one; but it is possible that keas generally would be too large and aggressive for a domestic cat to catch.
Maori people live in the same environment as all other residents of New Zealand. There is no segregation of New Zealand society. 70% of the people of New Zealand live in urban areas.
Hedgehogs are known to live in areas of Asia, Europe, Africa and New Zealand. They are not found in America or Australia.
Owing to its widespread distribution at low density which prevents accurate estimates of the Kea, it is believed the population is about 5000 to 6000 birds.
Rural areas in New Zealand are the same as they are anywhere else; any section of the country that doesn't contain an urban centre is considered rural. This includes much of the central North Island, huge expanses of the South Island and virtually all Stewart Island.
The now extinct Moa used to live in New Zealand in low land forest areas.
Polynesian rats live in New Zealand.
New Zealand.
New Zealand.
Because it is native to New Zealand:)
New Zealand, believe it or not...