Logan has travelled to Ashhurst with his grandfather Jim, who may well be the last person to see a huia alive in Te Apiti gorge, forty years after they were considered extinct. Jim has been contacted by Ana from the Te Whare Putaiao o Manawatu Institute. Ana is in charge of Project Huia and is passionate about confirming Jim’s sighting and maybe even gathering DNA from the dead bird’s body. What unfolds is a fascinating tale of adventure, jinxes, danger and family unity. Jim and his sister Mavis aren’t the only ones looking for the last huia. The Carsons, the town’s notorious bullies, are determined to kill the huia and sell it to be stuffed. Jim and Mavis are desperate to save the huia, which they have named Olivia. Now, forty years later, all Ana, Logan and Jim need to do is find it again. But how accurate is Jim’s memory of events after all this time?