I suspect that this will have strong sentimental attraction/value to us NZers who remember those nights , but probably will mean nothing but a cartoon to other folk .....
For a cartoon character it is quite lovable ...! To many older gen NZ-ers it probably has some sentimental value.
As for bio ... - yup I know it is your national bird and quite rightly so - it is just funny that the bird in the cartoon is actually a nighttime active yet on telly he/she sleeps it off ... quite nicely!