Aoraki / Mount Cook sighting maps
139 sightingsKeaNestor notabilisMost seen 8–11 AM & 3–6 PMSighting map
74 sightingsRockwrenXenicus gilviventrisMost seen 9 AM–5 PMSighting map
46 sightingsNew Zealand FalconFalco novaeseelandiaeMost seen 9 AM–1 PM & 4–6 PMSighting map
15 sightingsKererūHemiphaga novaeseelandiaeMost seen 8–11 AM & 4–6 PMSighting map
16 sightingsBellbirdAnthornis melanuraMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
33 sightingsBlack-fronted TernChlidonias albostriatusMost seen 7 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map
11 sightingsJewelled GeckoNaultinus gemmeusMost seen 10 AM–4 PMSighting map
19 sightingsSouthern Alps GeckoWoodworthia southern alpsMost seen 7–10 PMSighting map
255 sightingsParadise ShelduckTadorna variegataMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map
19 sightingsFantailRhipidura fuliginosaMost seen 8–11 AM & 3–6 PMSighting map
33 sightingsRiflemanAcanthisitta chloris chlorisMost seen 6–9 AM & 4–6 PMSighting map
121 sightingsTomtitPetroica macrocephalaMost seen 7–10 AM & 5 PMSighting map
22 sightingsBrushtail PossumTrichosurus vulpeculaMost seen 6–9 PMSighting map
59 sightingsRabbitOryctolagus cuniculusMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
36 sightingsPipitAnthus novaeseelandiaeMost seen 7–10 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map
23 sightingsCanada GooseBranta canadensisMost seen 7–9 AM & 4–7 PMSighting mapEach map shows where a species has been reported across Aoraki / Mount Cook. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.


The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Aoraki / Mount Cook Tour Guide
Aoraki / Mount Cook, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this place
Hooker Valley and the Walk to Hooker Lake“You're approaching the access to Hooker Valley, where the main walk ends at Hooker Lake beneath Aoraki.”
Plays as you drive up to Hooker Lake in the Parkwolf Aoraki / Mount Cook Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- White Horse Hill and Kea Point
- Freda du Faur’s Six-Hour Ascent
- Perfume from Speargrass
- Tasman Glacier View and the Green Blue Lakes
- 24 audio storiesacross Aoraki / Mount Cook’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Kea, Rockwren, New Zealand Falcon, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 15 trails, 30 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
