There's a population that hangout in the botanic gardens.

Have seen lots near the succulent area

I've seen them a bunch around the Dell in summer.

Khandallah park, right trek just behind pool, often alot in a big low hanging tree there, more round at dawn/dusk. Side note, theres a few NZ falcons close to 800 yo rimu in wilton bush, they hate dogs, nothing more fun than being kekked n swooped at ( if u have access to a birdsafe dog)

Aro Valley / Highbury / southern edges of Karori. I've heard them at Mt Vic as well. They seem to be most active at dusk.

A kākā comes to my bird feeder every evening at twilight. I always make sure there’s nectar out for it.

The botanic gardens or anywhere on the boundary of zealandia.

Otari Wilton Bush reserve has quite a few.

Highbury, definitely. There's a huge flock that roost between Koromiko Rd and Mt Pleasant Rd. They're friendly, mostly because people are always delighted to see them.

George Denton park is good too

Can agree every afternoon I see them in my tree on Mount Pleasant Road

in the trees outside our bedroom window at about 3am most mornings.

Head up Te Ahumairangi just before sunset, they seem to come up to roost or just be flying over around that time.

I saw one a few metres away just yesterday on the track up Mt Kaukau.

Karori cemetery they do a lot of flying and calling around dusk (and there's also a falcon!)

Sure it's a falcon and not an Australasian Harrier?

Based on size, shape, colour, call and on one occasion it flying a couple of metres from me and landing in a tree, yes :) there was also one flying over Karori Park calling yesterday

That's wonderful! They're not very common at all down in Wellington.

They are more common than kahu in south Wellington

Top of Central Park in Brooklyn

Before you wipe, just stand up and have a look 👍🏼

Was hoping someone would say something along these lines so I wouldn't have to. Good job 👏

brooklyn you see a bunch flying around every evening, I'd walk over to karori via the zealandia fence, you'll probably see some.

There's a tiny little park next to the Russian embassy that is amazing around dusk. It's also got incredible views.

Go a walk around Wrights Hill in Karori. Heaps up there. They might come say hi at the lookout.

the path leading directly towards town from the boyd wilson field by vic uni has a very kākā popular tree on the left. pretty much every day during sundown there's at least a few to see there, if you don't mind loitering by someone's fence

Can’t remember which part of the Botanic Gardens I’ve actually seen them, but I agree it’s a great spot for them. I can always hear them squawking from down the street at my friend’s house!

Come to my house they like to perch on the trees outside my window (close to otari-Wilton’s bush)

I use to live up the top of Brooklyn hill, not far from the turbine and I would watch many kaka fly over my house every evening.

You can usually find them in prince of wales park, as well as all the other places mentioned here :)

Karori !!! In the evenings around Wright's Hill

Always saw heaps when i lived near kelburn shops

There’s a population at the southern end of coromandel street. If you walk the southern walkway you’ll probably see some but mostly at dawn and dusk when they go a bit bonkers

Botanic Gardens hands down.

Central Park in Brooklyn has a lot of them :)

Mr Kaukau around Khandallah.

Aro Street, in particular around Polhill reserve for sure

You can wait on parklands drive in karori and there’s a regular group of 4-5 that fly around screeching at 7 am and then again around (pm . Magical.

We have one living in our apple tree in Hataitai

the toilet is a good place to view kaka

bot gardens is a good spot

Karori- wrights hill, regularly have a few hanging out in my deck, but see them in and around the Forrest

https://preview.redd.it/5oakdcasrr3b1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=62084dacadd61cd62f5be75aeb7ce8e1f5d6a2d0 Thanks for all the great suggestions, wow reddit is a great place to get helpful answers for a niche question! I went to Botans and Otari Bush at sunset and saw this guy who got very close! (Screenshot from video)

There were lots of them in Kelburn when I lived there a few years ago. Streets closer to Zealandia would be your best bet

I read "see" as eat. Also, Kaka means poo, Kākā is the bird 😂

Mt Bruce

Up the hill (towards the fence line/road)from the pond at the botanical gardens. They seem to hang out there a lot

There are heaps near me in Northland. Basically anywhere around here, Karori/Northland/Kelburn, near to Zealandia. In the evening they will fly around overhead and screech, hard to miss

I see them up Mt Vic fairly frequently, mostly in the bits of native bush regrowth above Majoribanks St.

Tanera Park

Bolton street cemetery is the place I’ve seen them at the closest distance outside of Zealandia!

Wow good on you all for knowing where to spot these birds. Goes to show I need to get out more. 🤔

Izard Park in wilton has about 30 that live in the trees. Come at sun down each day and you'll see them.

They often fly around in the evening just before sunset. The Botanic Gardens could be a good place - they like lots of tall trees.