The Rotorua Museum will be receiving a special delivery in the form of three karearea - New Zealand falcons.
The chicks will be transferred from Wingspan, the National Bird of Prey Centre in Rotorua to a nesting box on the roof of the museum today.
It is the first urban release of an endangered species in the country.
"This exciting trial project is a first for New Zealand and a special opportunity to restore a threatened species right into the city - an approach that has been successful internationally in many cities around the world," Wingspan director Debbie Stewart said.
"There are less than 4000 pairs of karearea left in the wild, and despite the fact they are a threatened species at risk of extinction, one of the single biggest causes of death is by deliberate shooting.