A pet galah caused a flap when she took herself on a 14-day luxury cruise to New Zealand, hatching biosecurity concerns on both sides of the Tasman.
Harri, the eight-year-old galah, was reunited with her owners on Sunday morning after being cleared in a veterinary examination.
The adventurous bird escaped home on January 13 and her owners raised the alarm on social media.
On January 24, she was spotted getting some sun on board a cruise ship headed towards Fiordland, on the southern end of NZ's South Island - three days after it had left Australia.
The ship's captain contacted Australian and New Zealand biosecurity officials and they were able to track down the owners since Harri had a microchip and leg ring identifying her as a pet.
The agriculture department's acting head of animal biosecurity, Jackie South, said Harri spent her unexpected holiday locked in an unoccupied cabin on board the boat, checked on by New Zealand officials at each port.
"On return to Australia she passed a veterinary examination, and has now been returned to her owners, who themselves have just returned from a cruise," Ms South said on Sunday.
"Perhaps Harri felt she too needed a holiday, but Australia and New Zealand treat biosecurity very seriously, especially in regards to foreign species."
Galahs are native only to Australia.
