Takahe Pins and Buttons

The South Island takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) is a flightless swamphen indigenous to New Zealand

An illustration of a takahe, a flightless bird, native to New Zealand / Aotearoa. This cute blue bird is an endangered species, once thought extinct. The NZ bird is running in green grass.

A cute, cartoon, vector illustration of a New Zealand bird called a Takahe. This is a large flightless bird which is similar to a pukeko.

Cute New Zealand Takahe

An illustration of a New Zealand bird called the Takahe. The text reads Aotearoa, which is the Te Reo Maori language name for NZ. A conservation themed design for anyone who loves NZ birds. Takahe where once thought to be extinct and a still an endangered species of bird.

A pattern for people who love NZ birds. Tahahe, an endangered bird species from New Zealand / Aotearoa. These vector tahahe are in a pattern with NZ native plants such as ferns and pohtukawa flowers.

The flightless takahē is a unique bird, a conservation icon and a survivor.

The Takahe is a flightless bird which is indigenous to New Zealand. For 50 years the South Island Takahe was thought to be extinct, luckily that was wrong. If you have the time it is a great story of discovery, well worth googling. The North Island Takahe is extinct. This design uses Koru patterns. The koru (Māori for “loop” is a spiral shape based on the shape of a new unfurling silver fern frond and symbolizing new life, growth, strength and peace. The colours are, purple-blue, greenish and brown. I also have this design for sale with the text Aotearoa, rather than New Zealand.

The Takahē, Notornis, or South Island Takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) is a flightless bird which is indigenous to New Zealand. This design features a stylised Tomtit, drawn in red, it has Koru designs on its body. The design in inspired by an airforce roundel.

A pop art style pattern of New Zealand birds and kiwiana. This vector pattern has kiwi, weka, takahe, pohutukawa, kowhai and much more.

A collection of New Zealand birds with the text Aotearoa. These include tui, kingfisher, kereru, kingfisher, fantail, rockwren, weka, pukeko and kiwi.

Hand Drawn New Zealand Takahe Bird

6 New Zealand birds. I drew these out as a mural a few years ago. Recently I decided to remake them graphically, it was a fun project for me. Revisiting my old work using technology to improve and refine my early work. I used Koru patterns. The koru (Māori for "loop" is a spiral shape based on the shape of a new unfurling silver fern frond and symbolizing new life, growth, strength and peace. New Zealand has so many wonderful birds, we are lucky to have them. Featuring Takahe, Kiwi, Fantail, Silvereye, Rock Wren, and Tomtit. A great gift for a Kiwi who misses home, or even one that you want to remind how great home is.

An illustration of a weka and a kingfisher studying physics. These New Zealand birds are playing with a pendulum device called a Newton's cradle.

A pattern of New Zealand birds doing science experiments. A funny design for a science teacher or student. The birds include kiwi, takahe, pukeko, fantail, weka, kereru, wood pigeon and rock wren. The birds are reading science books and conducting physics and chemistry experiments.