by Save the Kiwi | Nov 27, 2023 | Case Studies, Kiwi 101, Kiwi Champions, Save the Kiwi
By Erica Cassidy Gazing into the shy, soulful eyes of a fluffy kiwi chick was an experience that changed us forever. Three weeks earlier, we had been scheduled to courier a kiwi from the Gallagher Kiwi Burrow in Taupō to Rotoroa Island in Auckland’s Hauraki...
by Save the Kiwi | Nov 9, 2023 | Kiwi Champions, Media, Save the Kiwi
When kiwi chicks first hatch out of their shells, they weigh around 300 grams. But this kiwi takes ‘tiny’ to a whole new level. Meet the World’s Smallest Kiwi: a miniscule kiwi that’s so small you can’t even see it with a magnifying glass. But wait: isn’t that it...
by Save the Kiwi | Jun 11, 2023 | Forestry, Kiwi Champions
Kiwi can only thrive in native forest, right? Wrong. In fact, New Zealand plantation pine forest is becoming increasingly valued as a viable option for growing and expanding kiwi populations to help reverse the population decline of Aotearoa’s national bird. In May...
by Save the Kiwi | Feb 9, 2023 | Case Studies, Everyday Kiwis, Jobs for Nature, Kiwi Champions
Miro Parsonson hasn’t heard a kiwi calling near his family home for at least a decade. As a child, the 29-year-old remembers falling asleep to the shrill calls of kiwi in the forest that surrounds the home his parents built from scratch deep in the Far North’s...
by Save the Kiwi | Sep 6, 2022 | Kiwi Champions
Kā nui te mihi e maha katoa i pānui tāku kōrero. Ko Paul O’Shea tōku ingoa. My te reo Māori journey began on a pretty momentous occasion for Save the Kiwi: October 20th 2012. On this day, the first kiwi were released onto Te Motutapu a Taikehu in the Hauraki Gulf....
by Save the Kiwi | Jan 1, 2022 | Ambassadors, Kiwi Champions, Save the Kiwi
The New Year Honours list celebrates New Zealanders who have done incredible mahi in their areas of expertise. In the latest awards, a very familiar sportsperson has been recognised – and she’s on her way to becoming a familiar face in the kiwi world too. ...
