The majority of the world's Puku population live in the Ulanga Valley. Atiawa ki Whakarongotai and includes the Whakarongotai or Puku Mahi Tamariki wharenui (meeting house). Namibia's endangered species include wild dog, black rhino, oribi and puku. It was restricted by (1971) to Africa, Puku. Tirikatene stood for Labour in Te Puku O Te Whenua in the 1996 election. When scared, puku repeat a shrill whistle sound. Puku stand about at the shoulder and weigh from . The puku is sandy brown in colour, with the underbelly a slightly lighter brown.