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White chick caps bumper breeding season

  The most successful kiwi breeding season in the history of New Zealand’s national wildlife centre has ended on an extraordinary note with the surprise hatching of a white kiwi chick. ...

Train your dog to avoid kiwi and win a hunting trip to the Motu

  BNZ Save the Kiwi Trust is seeking the support of dog owners in the fight to save the kiwi and encouraging them to enroll their dogs in kiwi aversion training, with a fantastic prize package up for grabs for those who do so.  ...

Multi-million dollar development gets green light

  One of New Zealand's favourite tourist attractions, Rainbow Springs Kiwi Wildlife Park in Rotorua, is about to embark on a multi-million dollar project that will change the face of the park. ...

Project Kiwi to feature on Country Calendar

  TV ONE’s Hyundai Country Calendar will feature Project Kiwi Trust and founding landowner Warwick Wilson on Saturday 30 April at 7pm.  The longest running show in New Zealand, Country Calendar has been telling the stories of hardworking folk from the heartland for forty-five years. &...

100th Kiwi Released in Hawke's Bay

  The 100th kiwi to be raised by the "Save Our Kiwi Hawke’s Bay" project, was released into the Kaweka Ranges at lunchtime on 31st March 2011, after a formal celebration was held at the Pan Pac Kiwi Creche, inland of Tutira. ...

100th kiwi chick for Whirinaki

  Late February saw the release of the 100th kiwi chick back into Whirinaki Forest Park. Since the inception in of the Whirinaki Kiwi Project in 1999, kiwi in the area have gone from strength to strength. It was estimated that the population at that time was 300 birds, so 100 extra juveniles is g...

Freedom in the wild awaits well-travelled kiwi

   A young Riponui kiwi found in December with a serious head/neck injury will be released back to the wild at Riponui tomorrow (11 March). The kiwi was discovered within the Whangarei Kiwi Sanctuary three months ago, with an inner-ear infection which caused its head to twist upside down...

Topp Twins lend a hand in the fight to save kiwi

Acclaimed entertainers Jools and Lynda Topp have lent their support to New Zealand’s most endangered kiwi species, with fundraising at their upcoming Blenheim concert set to benefit the BNZ Save the Kiwi Trust. The Topp Twins’ Summer Hoe-Down Tour will be a unique celebration of Kiwi country &a...

Who Says Kiwi Can’t Fly?

Who says kiwi can’t fly?  A Northland kiwi is due to do just that , all the way from Whangarei to Palmerston North. The young kiwi was found injured at Riponui Scenic Reserve, north-west of Whangarei, last Thursday (2 December), by kiwi contractor Tom Donovan. ...

Innovative Education Project Returns to Ōkārito

Students from across the South Island set up camp in Ōkārito yesterday to begin a week-long immersion in the Kiwi Forever conservation programme. This is the second Kiwi Forever week to be held in the township, just north of Franz Josef, following the project’s huge success in 2009. ...

DOC Conservation Blog

For updates on what is happening this season, visit DOC's conservation blog. ...

Latest Kiwi Advocate Newsletter Released

Check out the latest issue of ‘The Kiwi Advocate’ newsletter'. ...

Buy Hedgehog Creator’s Game – Help Save Kiwi

10p for every Ivy the Kiwi? copy sold will be donated to Save the Kiwi Trust Ahead of the launch of Ivy the Kiwi tomorrow (29th October), leading video games publisher Rising Star Games has today confirmed it will donate 10p for every Ivy the Kiwi? copy sold to the official Save the ...

Huge Rowi Return Marks Reversal in Fortunes

The rare rowi kiwi will reclaim valuable territory in north Ökärito forest in the largest ever release of the species by the Department of Conservation (DOC) to take place later this month. Involving up to 36 birds, this release will see rowi chicks return to territory that the last kiwi retreate...

Kiwi Death Significant Loss to Local Populations

An adult male kiwi who was a top breeder and a significant member of his study population has been found dead today (Tuesday 11 October)  at Purua Scenic Reserve. The monitored bird, named Stripe, was killed by a dog – very likely one of those reported on the loose in the area this time last wee...

Wandering Dogs Threaten Sanctuary Kiwi

Hundreds of Northland brown kiwi are under threat from a pair of dogs wandering around the Aponga area, north-west of Whangarei. The dogs were spotted by a local resident yesterday (Tuesday) morning, who immediately alerted the Department of Conservation and neighbouring residents. ...

Hidden Valley Holds Key to Rare Kiwi Boost

BNZ Save the Kiwi Trust has today announced funding for a unique project aimed at providing an essential boost to the numbers of the rare Haast tokoeka kiwi. With just 350 of the Haast tokoeka left, this new project is a critical step in saving the species. ...

Rare Egg Survives Quakes to Hatch

Just in time for Conservation Week (12 – 19 September), the world’s rarest kiwi hatches undamaged in the midst of Christchurch’s earthquakes. This is the first kiwi hatch of the 2010 season at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve as part of BNZ Operation Nest Egg. It comes after a 7.1 earthquake hit t...

Rescued Far North Kiwi Chick Released

A rescued Far North kiwi chick has been successfully returned to his home thanks to the dedicated local BNZ Save the Kiwi and Whakaangi Landcare Trust team. The chick was found in March, underweight and frightened after narrowly escaping the clutches of a stoat that had slaughtered his sibling. ...

Kiwi Deaths a Setback for Pukaha Efforts

Work towards establishing a self-sustaining population of kiwi at Pukaha Mount Bruce has suffered a setback with four of the birds in the forest falling victim to a ferret attack. Among them were three of the 30 North Island brown kiwi transferred from Hauturu/Little Barrier Island to the forest in...