by Save the Kiwi | Mar 20, 2026 | Kohanga Kiwi, Save the Kiwi
Ten kiwi were translocated to Karioi Rāhui from Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari last 12 March 2026. They were released into the care of Ngāti Rangi at Rangataua and the Karioi Rāhui as part of the national kiwi repopulation strategy. Receiving kiwi from Sanctuary...
by Save the Kiwi | Mar 18, 2026 | Kohanga Kiwi, Save the Kiwi
‘To the motu and back’ The first three kiwi were transferred back to the Hauraki-Coromandel region as part of a 10-day muster. These kiwi were transported back to the region by representatives from Ngāti Hei and Ngāti Huarere for release on the Kūaotunu Peninsula....
by Save the Kiwi | Feb 3, 2026 | Kohanga Kiwi
Kiwi pukupuku thriving in Brook Waimārama Sanctuary Last week, Tamsin Ward-Smith led the removal of transmitters that were fitted on ten of the 41 kiwi pukupuku that were translocated to Brook Waimārama Sanctuary in May 2025. The kiwi were all healthy with some...
by Save the Kiwi | May 27, 2024 | Kohanga Kiwi, Save the Kiwi
Kiwi might not be able to fly, but they’re great when they’re out on the water. In May, Save the Kiwi led a team to locate and transfer kiwi from Rotoroa Island to Motutapu Island, along with spaces in the Hauraki-Coromandel region where predator control is in place....
by Save the Kiwi | Apr 21, 2023 | Crombie Lockwood Kiwi Burrow, Kohanga Kiwi, Media, Save the Kiwi
18 years after four kiwi chicks were gifted from Ngāti Hikairo ki Tongariro to Ngāti Korokī Kahukura to create a founder population of kiwi at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari, kiwi have returned to their whenua (homeland). In 2005, Ngāti Hikairo ki Tongariro, one of...
by Save the Kiwi | Mar 28, 2023 | Kohanga Kiwi, Media
More than two years after a stoat incursion put a halt to kiwi being released onto Auckland’s Motutapu Island, this week approximately 25 juvenile kiwi will be released onto the motu, heralding the re-launch of Save the Kiwi’s “To the motu and back” Kōhanga Kiwi...
