It’s a special thing when a kiwi kid gets to take part in a kiwi release, and this time it was one of our own. On 11 May, ECOED trustee Reece and his daughter Frankie joined Kiwi Manager Deb for the release of a 6-month-old kiwi in the Kaweka Forest Park. The kiwi had previously… [Read More]

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 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 the Kaweka… [Read More]

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]

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]

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]

It was great to have Justin and his Jobs for Nature crew from Maungaharuru Tangitu Trust come to clear the lake track at the Opouahi kiwi crèche. There has been so much rain lately that the grass and other growth on the track was rampant and we needed it cleared for the summer visitors. The… [Read More]