by Save the Kiwi | Nov 29, 2021 | Crèche, Kiwi Champions
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...
by Save the Kiwi | Nov 27, 2020 | Crèche, Crombie Lockwood Kiwi Burrow, Kiwi 101
Have you ever wondered what kiwi eat for dinner when they don’t live in the wild? Spoiler alert: It’s not worms. Kiwi are omnivores which means they eat a bit of everything. Worms, beetles, leaves and berries feature heavily on the menu, but some Brown Kiwi have been...
