News & Events

The results are in and pests are out! Groups and projects linked into Kiwi Coast have pooled their trap catch data for the sixth year in a row to show their collective results over the entire initiative which is working collaboratively to control pests and ensure that Northland's native forests and wildlife - especially kiwi - can thrive. The … [Read more...]

Kiwi Coast has obtained the footage of kiwi interacting with Goodnature A24 traps. In December 2018 Kiwi Coast alerted Northland groups and projects that the Department of Conservation (DOC) had advised Goodnature traps needed to be raised 1m off the ground after they found that kiwi had sustained bill damage from the A24 … [Read more...]

Four Northland brown kiwi – Ellis, Rimu, Judy and Kaha - were released on Tuesday 26th of March by farmers leading the Tanekaha-Hukerenui Kiwi Community Project. Farmer Judy Imeson was thrilled to have the four kiwi released on her property. Judy said “I’ve been part of the Tanekaha Community Pest Control Group for the past seven years. … [Read more...]

Koko the kiwi dad has had two successful nests since September and hatched four kiwi chicks over the last six months! The latest chicks hatched in February and have been named Deko and Niko by the Tanekaha-Hukerenui Kiwi Community Project.  The community-led kiwi project is now entering their sixth year of operation, and are happily seeing the … [Read more...]

A kiwi chick has been named Waimarie -  meaning "lucky" -  and returned to it's home on the Tutukaka Coast after being rescued as an egg from prying stoats and hatching successfully at the Whangarei Native Bird Recovery Centre. It all started with Marohi, one of the kiwi dad's in the Kiwi Coast 'Follow a Kiwi' program monitored by Tutukaka … [Read more...]

There has been no holiday for animal pests in the Bay of Islands with hundreds of new stoat and rodent traps added into the area over the summer months. The new stoat traps are hitting the ground at the perfect time. They will help to counter the unhappy coincidence of Northland brown kiwi chicks hatching at the peak time for juvenile stoats … [Read more...]

Visitors take note – kiwi roam free in Northland and good dog control is essential for their survival. This message is being promoted by the Kiwi Coast Trust over summer with a series of new roadside billboards. The billboards back up the work of over 120 groups and projects throughout Northland working hard to ensure kiwi can thrive and roam … [Read more...]

Nick the kiwi's latest chick has been successfully transferred to the Matakohe-Limestone Island kiwi creche. Nick is one of seven monitored kiwi "dad's" in the Whangarei Kiwi Sanctuary whose chicks are transferred to the predator-free island creche. There, the chicks roam, feed and grow until they reach their goal weight of around 1kg. At this … [Read more...]

It's been an amazing first five years of Kiwi Coast! Collating all the information together, the Kiwi Coast Trust has released a report outlining the key outcomes and achievements of the collaborative initiative from 2013 - 2018. A few of the highlights include: Non-stop momentum - Kiwi Coast continues to expand as existing projects link in … [Read more...]

The Kiwi Recovery Group has advised all Goodnature A24 traps in kiwi areas need to be placed 1 metre high after five kiwi were found with injured bills. Kiwi Recovery Group (KRG) Leader, Jess Scrimgeour, reported in November that five out of nine kiwi at a sanctuary were found with bill injuries from A24’s during routine health checks. At that … [Read more...]