The Waitangi Iwi Kiwi Project marked a decade of tangata whenua led pest control and biodiversity revitalisation with a special celebration on November 4th. Kiwi Coast has supported the group from the very beginning and were delighted to be part of the occasion. Article by Phillipa … [Read more...]
News & Events
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Puketotara Empowering Women’s Trapping Workshop
Puketotara Landcare requested a 'Women's Trapping Workshop' and Kiwi Coast was only too happy to oblige! Twenty-three keen women from Whangarei, Utakura, Umawera, Kaeo and Waimate North attended the workshop on November 4th, kindly hosted by Bridget King of Puketotara Landcare. While Kiwi Coast holds a range of different types of local and … [Read more...]
Rare Birds Return to Purerua-Mataroa as Pests Plummet
Pest Free Purerua-Mataroa is happy to welcome back rare visitors as pests plummet! Two rare international visitors caught the eye of Pest Free Purerua-Mataroa pest controller Mike Cadogan this week while on his trapping rounds. Having never seen these birds before, despite many years of regularly servicing traplines up and down the peninsula, he … [Read more...]
Fetu Mama Proves Kiwi Corridor is Working!
Fetu Mama - a monitored kiwi in eastern Whangarei - has just proved that our Kiwi Corridor is working! One of the key goals of Kiwi Coast is to restore the natural gene-flow of wild Northland kiwi by creating safe dispersal corridors between high density kiwi populations. In essence, this involves linking hapū and community-led projects together … [Read more...]
Update on Piper the Pataua Kiwi
In 2017, Pataua North Landcare released 13 kiwi into their pest controlled area. One of them was a young female kiwi named Piper. She quickly dispersed to explore her new home and as a wild kiwi, free to roam, it was possible she'd never be encountered again. As luck would have it however, her story can now be continued... Article by Anne … [Read more...]
Two New Kiwi Join our ‘Follow a Kiwi’ Sponsorship Progam!
We're excited to introduce two new monitored kiwi - Terry and Graham - to our Follow a Kiwi sponsorship program! Terry and Graham are both wild, male Northland brown kiwi that hail from the Far North. They live within the Mahinepua - Radar Hill Landcare pest control area and both sound like real characters - it's going to be interesting … [Read more...]
Mangamuka Woman’s Trapping Workshop
Fifteen keen local wahine attended Kiwi Coast's Women's Trapping Workshop on August 12 at Mangamuka School as part of Conservation Week. A number of experienced female trappers were on hand to share their skills and experience including Lesley Baigent (Kiwi Coast's Far North Coordinator), Tina and Bonnie Winder (TJ Pest Termination), Mae … [Read more...]
31 Kiwi Killed in Northland over Last Six Months
The seven kiwi mauled by dogs in the Opua State Forest over the last two weeks has made headlines. Unfortunately however, they are just the tip of the iceberg. Uncontrolled dogs attacking kiwi is an ongoing Northland wide issue. Over the last 6 months alone, 31 kiwi are known to have died in Northland. 24 were mauled by dogs and 7 were struck by … [Read more...]
Congratulations Environmental Award Winners!
Congratulations to all the finalists and award winners for the 2023 Northland Regional Council Whakamānawa ā Taiao – Environmental Awards! It was a privilege to be part of the awards event for the third year in a row on July 21st and help celebrate some of the passionate people and projects across Te Taitokerau. The awards are a wonderful way of … [Read more...]
Kiwi Link Year 7 Annual Report
Kiwi Link's Year 7 Annual Report has not only fulfilled their HVA reporting requirements, but also showcased another outstanding year of results and achievements. The past year has been a great success for the Kiwi Link High Value Area (HVA) with good progress made towards all five objectives. All of the eleven groups and projects involved have … [Read more...]