Attempts to re-establish wekas, brown kiwis and red-crowned parakeets in the Waitakere Ranges Notornis, 37 (1), 45-51 B.W.H. MacMillan (1990)Article Type: PaperAttachmentDownloadAttempts to re-establish wekas, brown kiwis and red-crowned parakeets in the Waitakere Ranges were made between 1976 and 1986. None appears to have been successful, although wekas did breed at Huia for several seasons.