by Save the Kiwi | Dec 19, 2025 | Ambassadors, Crèche, Predator Control, Raukūmara Pae Maunga, Save the Kiwi
It’s been a pretty busy 2025 for us at Save the Kiwi. Let’s look back at some highlights from this year. The Gallagher Kiwi Burrow hatched its 400th chick in January. The chick was named Wai after the Wairakei Golf + Sanctuary where the Burrow is located. Wai before...
by Save the Kiwi | Oct 20, 2025 | Crèche, Crombie Lockwood Kiwi Burrow, Everyday Kiwis
Miriam Strachan, Kiwi Keeper at the Napier Kiwi Crèche had a fantastic opportunity to help with the recent massive egg lift with Forest Lifeforce Restoration Trust. Read about her experience below. On the 15th of September, I had the amazing opportunity to join the...
by Save the Kiwi | Oct 14, 2024 | Crèche, Everyday Kiwis, Media, Save the Kiwi
Photo: Bev Wilkinson (L) and Miriam Strachan (R) conduct a health check on a kiwi at the Napier kiwi creche. Bev Wilkinson knows a thing or two about kiwi. And she should, after working with this taonga species for almost 20 years. “My kiwi conservation career started...
by Save the Kiwi | Nov 29, 2021 | Crèche, Everyday Kiwis
Carol Larson is a volunteer at the Save the Kiwi kiwi crèche in Napier. As it turns out, her love of volunteering goes right back to when she was a child. Volunteering is in Carol Larson’s blood. As a child growing up in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts in the United States,...
by Save the Kiwi | Aug 5, 2021 | Crèche
Napier kiwi creche kiwi keeper Miriam Strachan and husbandry manager Bev Wilkinson say farewell to “Tai”. In October last year, we opened the doors to our newest facility. Earlier this week, we bid farewell to the last chick to be returned to the wild this...
by Save the Kiwi | May 24, 2021 | Crèche, Kiwi Champions
We all know it’s important to have iron in our diet. But sometimes kiwi take that a bit too literally! Luckily, ‘The Ernie’ is helping out with that. Kiwi have a diverse diet. They eat everything from worms and seeds, to fungi and even frogs. To help them digest their...
