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Captive Weka (Gallirallus australis) were offered two species of native frogs (Leiopelma hochstetteri and L. archeyi) as prey. The anti-predator behaviour and/or gland secretions of the frogs were sufficient to avoid damage and allow them to escape. The leaf litter habitats where frogs occur in the Coromandel Ranges are least likely to be favoured by Weka. Objects under which frogs were found were heavier than those generally moved by Weka while foraging. Weka seem to constitute less of a risk to frogs than earlier believed.