On 14 June 2009 I saw a kaka flying from the end of Kingston Spur over Manawa Karioi towards the valley floor.  This may not be as exciting as seeing one in a tree, but it may be the first time in 100 years a kaka has been so close to the site!  And it means the day a kaka is seen in a tree at Manawa Karioi is getting closer.  This is no doubt due to the establishment of a breeding nucleus at Karori Sanctuary about 3.5km to the north west (the direction the bird was coming from).