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Nester status – latest

Monitoring the nesting kiwi is a regular fortnightly task during the season.

The 2024/2025 nesting season has had a high rate of abandoned nests and dead eggs. We are not sure of the reason for the abandonment/deaths in each case, or whether there is a common factor such as weather. It could just be a very unlucky season! Fingers crossed all goes well with our three birds still nesting (Mr JC, Brett and Spike) and with Blew’s egg due to hatch at the Gallagher Burrow on 15 Jan.

Nester Status as at 7 January 2025
Kiwi's nameStartDay 78 (est. hatch)Nest RaidComments
Blew21/09/248/12/2418/12/24Blew triggered a 'false' hatch. 2 eggs were lifted 2/12/24. 'Bluey' hatched 26/12/24 at the Gallagher Kiwi Burrow and is expected to transfer to our creche around 23/1/25. The 2nd egg is expected to hatch around 15 Jan.
Mr JC13/10/2430/12/248/01/25A chick/egg lift is expected week of 13 Jan.
Brett21/12/249/03/2519/03/25
Spike14/11/2431/01/2510/02/25
Ridler8/10/2420/12/24Nest abandoned at Day 80.
Makahu12/11/2429/01/25Nest abandoned at Day 31.
Matariki30/08/2416/11/24First time nester - nest abandoned at Day 59
Brett19/07/245/10/24No outcome - 1 infertile egg
Blew19/07/245/10/24No outcome - nest abandoned, 2 dead eggs.
Makahu29/06/2415/09/24Nest abandoned approx. Day 50.
Mr JC26/06/2412/09/242/09/24Egg transferred to Gallagher Kiwi Burrow. Chick died during hatch
Spike16/07/242/10/24No outcome - 2 infertile eggs.
Wally30/09/2417/12/241st time nester. Abandoned at Day 32.

Stories

Kōhanga kiwi from Cape Sanctuary released into Kawekas

On Monday 31 March, six kiwi from Cape Sanctuary were released into the Kaweka Forest Park as part of Save the Kiwi’s Kōhanga programme.We … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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. … Read More

About us

The Environment, Conservation and Outdoor Education Trust (ECOED) was established in 2002 to halt the decline of North Island brown kiwi in the Kaweka Forest Park. At that time, the estimated kiwi population was about 200. In response to the crisis, ECOED initiated the Save the Kiwi Hawke’s Bay Project, which is now known as Save Our Kaweka Kiwi, or SOKK.

Our goal is to restore a healthy population of kiwi in the forest park.

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