by Save the Kiwi | Dec 19, 2025 | Ambassadors, 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 | Dec 11, 2024 | Chasing Zero, John Bissell, Predator Control
Ferrets are a significant threat to native bird species and reptiles. They predate on eggs, chicks and adult birds, leading to declines in native populations. Kiwi are at particular risk from ferrets because they can’t fly. In late summer, juvenile ferrets will leave...
by Save the Kiwi | Nov 27, 2023 | Chasing Zero, John Bissell, Predator Control
Christmas is knocking on our doors and many of us are scratching our heads wondering where on earth time has gone. As well as that, our thoughts will rightly often turn towards time with special people and time off to recharge our batteries. Ironically – and unfairly...
by Save the Kiwi | May 19, 2023 | Chasing Zero, Jobs for Nature, John Bissell, Predator Control
Kia ora team, There is always much to discuss around the trap line. This month, I want to discuss what I call the ‘trap and hope’ epidemic. Everywhere we are working in the predator control front, we are increasing the hectares under control and the species targeted....
by Save the Kiwi | Feb 9, 2023 | Case Studies, Everyday Kiwis, Jobs for Nature, Kiwi Champions
Miro Parsonson hasn’t heard a kiwi calling near his family home for at least a decade. As a child, the 29-year-old remembers falling asleep to the shrill calls of kiwi in the forest that surrounds the home his parents built from scratch deep in the Far North’s...
