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Be involved

Volunteer Kate in search of a kiwi

Volunteer
Are you interested in helping the Save Our Kaweka Kiwi project? Do you have time to spare?

We have roles in the field for volunteers to monitor kiwi, and if you are keen to learn how to actually handle kiwi in the wild, we would love to hear from you.

Both roles will receive field training and offer you a real hands-on chance to help.

The main requirement is a good level of fitness.

The commitment can range from, say, one day a week for kiwi handling to one day a month in the field.

We also require volunteers to tackle the landscape maintenance at Lake Opouahi. Tasks include removing blackberry, checking traps and path maintenance. This is generally light work.

And if you have skills in fundraising or preparing video material, we would welcome some help there, too.

The super killer AT220

Donate
If you would like to contribute to SOKK’s pest control efforts, why not donate towards a trap? Costs range from about $40 for a standard DOC150 mechanism to a super killer trap, the AT220 at more than $400.

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The AT220 is proven to effectively kill possums, rats and mice, reducing the need for different traps. Minimises the bait theft by rats and possums. Minimises trap damage from possums. And because it can reset itself, the trap is very low-maintenance.

 

We are expanding the trapping network in the Kaweka Forest Park, with the trusty low-cost but higher-maintenance DOC150, and the AT220 super traps.

DOC150 traps, Photo: Manaaki Ruahine Facebook

 

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.

Do you want to help?

From marketing and fundraising to trapping and kiwi monitoring, we'll be able to find a way for you to help.

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