by Save the Kiwi | Mar 31, 2025 | Media
In mid-May, Waiheke Island will become the first urban area in Auckland where kiwi have been released. 10 kiwi will be transferred from neighbouring Pōnui Island to Te Matuku Peninsula at the eastern end of Te Motu-ārai-roa/Waiheke Island. Save the Kiwi, Ngāti Paoa,...
by Save the Kiwi | Oct 14, 2024 | 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 | Oct 14, 2024 | Media, Save the Kiwi
After a successful inaugural year in 2023, the Kiwi Art Trail is back – in a bigger and better format. Today, the 2024/25 Kiwi Art Trail starts in Tauranga, launching an almost six-month roadshow around Te Ika-a-Māui and kicking the annual Save the Kiwi Week off with...
by Save the Kiwi | Oct 3, 2024 | Media, Save the Kiwi
Waiheke Island is regarded by many as the gem of Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf. Soon it could become a home for New Zealand’s taonga species, the kiwi. A permit application submitted by Save the Kiwi, Ngāti Paoa, and Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki to introduce a new population of kiwi...
by Save the Kiwi | Oct 1, 2024 | Media, Save the Kiwi
Kiwi feathers collected from across the US and Europe will soon be winging their way home in a repatriation effort between the United States of America and New Zealand. The NZ Ambassador to the US Rosemary Banks accepted the kiwi feathers on behalf of New Zealand at...
by Save the Kiwi | Apr 18, 2024 | Media, Save the Kiwi
On April 17th, Save the Kiwi and Rotoroa Island Trust had the privilege of hosting the New Zealand and Australian Governors-General, The Right Honourable Dame Cindy Kiro and The Honourable David Hurley, on an intimate kiwi release on Rotoroa Island. This was the first...
