by Janina Castro | Oct 5, 2026 | Napier Kiwi Crèche, Uncategorized
The 2026 season at the Napier Kiwi Crèche has kicked off early this year. Miriam Strachan recently joined an egg lift at Maungataniwha with our friends at the Forest Lifeforce Restoration Trust. The team found a kiwi chick in one of the nests! This bird was about a...
by Save the Kiwi | Sep 9, 2026 | Gallagher Kiwi Burrow
Kim McGuire with one of the eggs from Cape Sanctuary The Gallagher Kiwi Burrow has welcomed eggs from Cape Sanctuary and Maungataniwha marking the start of the 2026 breeding season. The eggs are currently in incubators and chicks are expected in the next few weeks....
by Save the Kiwi | Dec 19, 2025 | Ambassadors, Napier Kiwi Crèche, Predator Control, Raukūmara Pae Maunga, Save the Kiwi
It’s been a pretty busy 2025 for us at Save the Kiwi. Let’s look back at some highlights from this year. The Gallagher Kiwi Burrow hatched its 400th chick in January. The chick was named Wai after the Wairakei Golf + Sanctuary where the Burrow is located. Wai before...
by Save the Kiwi | Oct 31, 2025 | Save the Kiwi
He pīpī kiwi kua whānau mai i Waiheke, ki te whei ao, ki te ao marama! Kua harikoa i te whanautanga mai o te pīpī kiwi tuatahi ki te motu o Waiheke. He tohu nui tēnei ki a mātou kua whakatinanahia te tūmanako me te wawata o te hapori me ngā iwi kia tupu te kāhui kiwi...
by Janina Castro | Feb 17, 2022 | Gallagher Kiwi Burrow, Save the Kiwi, Sponsors
The best things come in twos, apparently. On 2/2/2022, a very special kiwi chick hatched at the Crombie Lockwood Kiwi Burrow. Given the name “Whakaora” which means “healing” or “to save”, this chick is the 200th kiwi to hatch at the dedicated hatching and brooding...
