One of the local tourist attractions, first out of the blocks at Auckland International Airport if you go straight ahead as you leave the international terminal instead of turning left, is Butterfly Creek.
There has been a fair bit of publicity over the past couple weeks as they have introduced a number of new "attractions".
Among them is a number of wetapunga -
Thanks to Easter Courier for the picture. That is NOT shopped. That is how big these beasties are.
Fortunately for visiting Americans, they are very rare and are found on one or two outlying islands in the Hauraki Gulf.
Like all wetas, they feed on fungus and leaf mould in preference to human flesh.
