by Save the Kiwi | Feb 9, 2023 | Case Studies, 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 | Jul 20, 2022 | Kiwi Champions
“Kiwi numbers in Whangārei Heads wouldn’t be anywhere near where they are without the support of volunteers.” Luke Ogle lives and breathes the environment. Born and raised in rural Northland, he spent a lot of time as a kid in the great outdoors, planting native trees...
by Save the Kiwi | Apr 7, 2022 | Kiwi Champions
For Aaron Power, conservation is a way of life. Right from a very young age he always had one foot in the bush. A few decades on and now with kids of his own, doing what he can to protect Aotearoa’s environment for future generations remains a top priority. “The bush...
by Save the Kiwi | Feb 22, 2022 | Jobs for Nature, Kiwi Champions
For many New Zealanders, the opportunity to work in the outdoors all day every day is what dreams are made of. For Māia Gibbs, the appeal of the outdoors has always run deep. The 21-year-old was born and bred on her family’s farm in Tongapōrutu, northern Taranaki. She...
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. ...