It follows on from a 1991 plan which identified that kiwi are declining because of predation by introduced mammalian predators, particularly intense predation of young kiwi in the first six months of life by stoats and cats.

The 1996 – 2006 plan was developed for the Kiwi Recovery Group by Hugh Robertson.

Its 26 pages provide information on the actions needed to secure and recover kiwi populations, including public awareness, education and community involvement, along with habitat restoration and protection to ensure that sufficient and appropriate habitat is available for both wild-bred and captive-bred kiwi.

View the Kiwi (Apteryx spp.) Recovery Plan 1996–2006.

The contents of the Kiwi Recovery Plan include:

• An overview of the kiwi species, including their ecology, biology and status
• Principles of species recovery
• Past and current management, and preferred options for recovery
• The long-term recovery goal
• Threat management of agent(s) of decline (in situ pest animals or plants; climatic extremes, disease)
• Restoration (translocation, ecosystem)
• Maximising productivity of wild-laid eggs in captivity
• Captive breeding
• Research
• Genetics and taxonomy
• Monitoring
• Results of the Kiwi Recovery Programme, 1991–96