The royal spoonbill also known as the black-billed spoonbill, occurs in intertidal flats and shallows of fresh and saltwater wetlands in New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. It has also been recorded as a vagrant in New Caledonia.  REF: Wikipedia

Royal Spoonbills (Platalea regia) at Parengarenga Harbour, Te Hapua, Far North of NZ.

Royal Spoonbills (Platalea regia) and a Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata) at Parengarenga Harbour, Te Hapua, Far North of NZ.