The New Zealand pigeon or kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) is a species of pigeon endemic to New Zealand. Māori call it kererū in most of the country but kūkupa and kūkū in some parts of the North Island, particularly in Northland. Commonly called wood pigeon, they are distinct from the common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) of the Northern Hemisphere, which is a member of a different genus.