Meet Some of the Team

Throughout New Zealand, a great many people are working to save kiwi.

It’s a diverse group, including scientists and kiwi rangers, captive management teams, iwi, community groups, landowners and BNZ staff. Together they contribute many hundreds of hours, often as volunteers.

To give you an insight into the wealth of experience, expertise and commitment dedicated to saving the kiwi, we have a few profiles of some of the many people involved.

Meet some of the team

Morgan Cox

Kaitautoko Kaupapa Kiwi role

Clea Gardiner

Co-ordinating, advising and supporting community work in Northland

Wendy Sporle

BNZ Save the Kiwi Trust advocate

Al Bramley

East Coast community volunteer

Claire Travers

Rainbow Springs kiwi husbandry

Gareth Hopkins

DOC ranger

Gerald Bruce-Smith

Arthur’s Pass community volunteer

James Fraser

Contract dog handler

Jenny Steven

Taranaki community volunteer

Jim Livingstone

DOC ranger

Jo Tilson

Paparoa community volunteer

Jonty Rutherford

Coromandel community volunteer

Michelle Howard

Whakatane kiwi project

Pete Graham

DOC dog handler

Kiwi Sanctuaries

Five Department of Conservation sanctuaries help ensure the survival of kiwi.

Dogs and Cats

Dogs and cats are a significant problem for kiwi. Find out why, and what you can do.

Did You Know?

More than 60 community-based groups work to help protect kiwi, from Northland to Arthur’s Pass in the South Island. Together they protect about 50,000 hectares of kiwi habitat. The longest running is Project Kiwi on Coromandel Peninsula.