We’ve delved into our archives and pulled out this photo, from a story that first appeared in the November 2014 issue. You’ll find a few gaps in the description: read to the end and then see how many of the blanks you can fill in.
PHOTOGRAPH: PHILIP LEE HARVEY
The kea is the only parrot to live in an alpine climate, and is found exclusively in ___________, where it has a reputation for curiosity - and for prizing the rubber lining from around car windscreens. The country’s birdlife is renowned and much of it endangered, beginning with the flightless ___________ that’s become a national nickname. The annual Bird of the Year competition sees celebrities endorsing rival candidates, including Stephen Fry for the kakapo and Bill Bailey for the takahē. The latter bird was once presumed extinct, before being rediscovered in the remote Fiordland region. The star sight in this national park is ___________ Sound, named after a Welsh town also located on an inlet. It’s all part of a landscape that looks suited to legendary settings, a fact regularly exploited by ___________ the winner of the 2003 Oscar for Best Director, when he films in his homeland.