by Save the Kiwi | Jul 2, 2021 | Crombie Lockwood Kiwi Burrow
Final chick of the season flies the coop If you’d asked the Crombie Lockwood Kiwi Burrow team at the beginning of the 2020/2021 kiwi hatching season how they thought it was going to go, they probably would have shrugged their shoulders. The dedicated incubation,...
by Save the Kiwi | Apr 6, 2021 | Crombie Lockwood Kiwi Burrow
Chocolate bunnies and … kiwi eggs? While you were snacking on hot cross buns this Easter, a special egg has hatched at a kiwi incubation facility just north of Taupō. On the evening of Good Friday, the 100th kiwi of the 2020/21 season hatched at the Crombie Lockwood...
by Save the Kiwi | Dec 2, 2020 | Crombie Lockwood Kiwi Burrow
It’s been 365 days since the Crombie Lockwood Kiwi Burrow was officially opened. So, what has the team and facility been up to since? A lot. Today is a very special day on the Kiwis for kiwi calendar. It’s the official first birthday of the Crombie Lockwood Kiwi...
by Stasia Wharepouri | Nov 30, 2020 | Kiwi Champions
Got your Christmas gifts sorted this year? Why not add this wee chap to the list too. Meet “Tinsel”. He’s one of the 60-odd kiwi chicks that Kiwis for kiwi will host at our brand-new kiwi crèche in Napier over the coming year. “Tinsel” and his mates will stay with us...
by Save the Kiwi | Nov 27, 2020 | Crèche, Crombie Lockwood Kiwi Burrow, Kiwi 101
Have you ever wondered what kiwi eat for dinner when they don’t live in the wild? Spoiler alert: It’s not worms. Kiwi are omnivores which means they eat a bit of everything. Worms, beetles, leaves and berries feature heavily on the menu, but some Brown Kiwi have been...
