There's a new kid on the block in Mount Maunganui this week and his name is Lawn Moa.
Originally from the hills of Te Akau, the cloven-hoofed herbivore was among hundreds of holidaymakers making the most of a break in the weather to stroll along Pilot Bay yesterday morning.
Proud parents Dee Phoenix and Michelle Melis, of Auckland, bought their new pet from a lady in Te Akau who sells wild goat kids orphaned by the hunter's gun.
Lawn Moa, or Moa as he is affectionately known, has now been adopted into a home shared by a number of other animals including dogs, cats and rabbits.
Down from Auckland to visit Dee's family over Christmas, the cute black-and-white Lawn Moa attracted a lot of attention as he strutted his stuff down The Mall.