Over 300 wētā punga, bred at Auckland Zoo, were released into forest habitat on an island in The Noises group within the Hauraki Gulf in late December.
![Giant Weta punga](https://gulfjournal.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Giant-Weta-punga.jpg)
PICTURED: Giant Weta punga
Giants heading to Hauraki Gulf isle
By Tim Higham . Image credit SUPPLIED. 2016 march