Some of us love to rock our breakfast with a big stack of pancakes. Just off the coast of New Zealand’s South Island, where limestone gathered on the ocean floor, rock outcroppings began to form through erosion and became known as “Pancake Rocks” on the western edge of Paparoa National Park. You’ll also be amazed by the high coastal cliffs, impressive river canyons, and delicate cave formations.
This is the only known place in the world where The Westland petrel (a burrowing seabird) lives. The birds live mostly out at sea, but during the breeding season you can see them flying to and from the colony at dusk and dawn.
The nocturnal and secretive great spotted kiwi/roroa is not often seen, but listen for a loud snuffling or a harsh whistling cry and you’ll know one is close by.