Introducing Whetū

Introducing Whetū

The Crombie Lockwood Kiwi Burrow is proud to announce the pitter-patter of tiny feet to its facility, after the first kiwi chick of the breeding season hatched last week. In late August, the Crombie Lockwood Kiwi Burrow welcomed two North Island brown kiwi eggs to its...
The Block: Kiwi Burrow edition

The Block: Kiwi Burrow edition

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It’s a … container? Visitors to Wairakei Golf + Sanctuary a few weeks ago might have been left scratching their heads as a crane lifted a container off the back of the truck and positioned it behind the Crombie Lockwood Kiwi Burrow....
Which came first, the kiwi or the egg?

Which came first, the kiwi or the egg?

Aotearoa’s national icon is one step closer to overcoming its endangered status, with the arrival of the first eggs of the breeding season at New Zealand’s newest purpose-built kiwi incubation, hatching and brooding centre. In late August, the Crombie Lockwood Kiwi...