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I know that the tuatara survived pukeo and takahe

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The word endemic means is something that belongs to a particular people or country.

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The two super continents were Gondwana and Laurasia. New Zealand was in Gondwana.

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invertebrates- animals without a backbone such as insects, crabs, lobsters, spiders and more!

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invertebrates- animals without a backbone such as insects and more.
offspring- an animals child
tīpuna- ancestors

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Evolution and Adaption means the animal species adapt to the weather conditions and the environment. And how they change over millions of years.

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The tipuna of Kiwi probably flew to New Zealand once it broke off of Gondwanaland. Not having any ground predators they spent more time on the ground. Over time they didn't need there wings to fly so Kiwi became flightless. For this job, instead of using wings it was better to have a long strong beak, big body and strong legs.

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The ancestors of the Tuatara evolved to thrive in New Zealand's climate. The Tuatara adapted to withstand colder temperatures, live in native forests and catch different prey.

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The Mamaku is another tree in our forest usually filled with niche of angiosperm trees.
Moa, the now extinct giant bird of the New Zealand forest, evolved to fill a niche very similar to the one that deer fill in other countries.
Weta took on the niche of mice and rats.