by Save the Kiwi | Jan 31, 2024 | Save the Kiwi
Last week we undertook a ‘research reconnaissance’ on Auckland’s Rangitoto Island. Neighbouring Motutapu Island is home to a thriving population of kiwi originally from Hauraki-Coromandel. The islands are connected by a large intertidal area and causeway bridge...
by Save the Kiwi | Jan 30, 2024 | Media, Save the Kiwi
In December 2023, this DW Documentary episode produced by Joel Dullroy aired on German national TV. What a great way to showcase the wonderful mahi so many kiwi conservationists do to protect this taonga species and create safe habitat for kiwi. DW Documentary...
by Save the Kiwi | Dec 21, 2023 | Kiwi 101, Save the Kiwi
Drought is being predicted for much of the country this summer, as the effects of El Niño start to kick in. But what does drought mean for kiwi? When the ground is dry and hard, it’s difficult for kiwi to probe the ground for food. As the bills of kiwi chicks are...
by Save the Kiwi | Dec 19, 2023 | Save the Kiwi
2023 has been a big year for Save the Kiwi and kiwi conservation in general. As our team looks forward to a well-deserved summer break, we’re also taking the opportunity to look back on the highlights (and lowlights) of the year that was. In February, Cyclone...
by Save the Kiwi | Dec 13, 2023 | Media, Save the Kiwi
Save the Kiwi is proud to share that our CEO Michelle Impey has been announced as a semi-finalist for the Ministry for the Environment | Manatū mō te Taiao Te Toa Taiao o te Tau New Zealand Environmental Hero of the Year, as part of the Kiwibank New Zealander of the...
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...
