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 | 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 | 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...
by Save the Kiwi | Jun 18, 2021 | Predator Control
An update on the Motutapu Island stoat incursion and Kiwis for kiwi’s response to it In September 2020, a stoat was trapped on Motutapu Island and in October a dog search indicated no further stoat presence. However, in December 2020 two tūturuatu (shore plover) were...
by Save the Kiwi | Jan 21, 2021 | Predator Control
In late December, Kiwis for kiwi was notified of the presence of a stoat on Motutapu Island in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf. Stoats kill kiwi chicks and are the main reason 95% of kiwi hatched in the wild die before they reach breeding age in areas where no predator...
