On Monday (31 March), six kiwi from Cape Sanctuary were released into the Kaweka Forest Park as part of Save the Kiwi’s Kōhanga Kiwi Programme. We happened upon a group of local school children visiting Cape Sanctuary on our way out, so Liz from Cape Sanctuary took the opportunity to show them a kiwi. On… [Read More]
First chick of the season released into creche
The first kiwi chick of the season is now safely in the creche at Lake Opouahi. On Tuesday 14 January, we conducted a raid on Mr JC’s nest and were delighted to find a feisty 10-day old chick and two eggs. Unfortunately, one of the eggs had died during the embryo stage. The other had… [Read More]
Three more eggs off to the hatchery
It’s been a busy start to September for our volunteers, with two nest raids and a trip to the Gallagher kiwi hatchery in Taupō. Robyn and Fi completed the raid on Mr JC’s nest, while Tipene, Krysten, Dave and Deb tracked down Mākāhu. In total three eggs were retrieved from the Kaweka Forest Park on… [Read More]
Luke and Joel meet their first wild (and a bit grumpy) kiwi
At a little past 8am, we set off walking with David and Deb Harrington. I was excited, and so was my son Joel. Our mission was to locate Spike. At 20 years old, Spike is a male kiwi, and in a few months’ time he will be faithfully sitting on an egg. Today we would… [Read More]
Robyn, Fi and the adventurous kiwi
It was a cold morning as we headed up to the Kaweka Range to do a health check on Huripari, a young male kiwi. Huripari is an adventurous young bird. He was first released near the Makahu Saddle Hut but decided to venture further afield to discover new lands. He travelled many kms all the… [Read More]
The wanderer and the homebody
David and Deb caught up with Manaaki te Kiwi and Milligan for their 2nd health checks in mid-April. Manaaki was released in January with the help of some wonderful staff from our sponsor Stantec, while Milligan was released earlier that month. It was a windy old day in the Kaweka Forest Park, but David and… [Read More]
