by Save the Kiwi | Oct 30, 2025 | Everyday Kiwis, Save the Kiwi
Our second longest serving team member Paul O’Shea is spreading his vestigial wings after 13 years with Save the Kiwi. He joined back in 2012, when we were still called BNZ Save the Kiwi and has been with us through all the massive growth in the past years....
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 23, 2024 | Everyday Kiwis, Save the Kiwi
If you bump into Gaia O’Hare on a day off, chances are she’ll end up talking about kiwi anyway. “I love working with kiwi so much,” she says. “I think about them every day and end up discussing work all the time on my days off. Getting to know the kiwi – tracking them...
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 | Apr 22, 2024 | Everyday Kiwis, Jobs for Nature, Save the Kiwi
It’s mid-afternoon on a beautifully clear Tuesday in March, and Ngatokoa Tikitau can’t wipe the smile off his face. “Man, that was amazing, eh,” he exclaims to a mate. “It’s so special to be a part of this mahi.” Hailing from South Taranaki (he proudly wears the...
by Save the Kiwi | Apr 22, 2024 | Dogs, Everyday Kiwis, Save the Kiwi
For as long as she can remember, Emma Craig has been passionate about caring for the environment. “I can’t ever remember a time when I wasn’t invested in us humans doing better for Papatūānuku. I recall being this little kid in the 80’s seeing environmental...
