Kiwi released in Pukenui Forest in April this year are doing well. There has also been some fantastic work done by volunteers weeding and planting at Whau Valley Dam over the last couple of months. Read more in the Pukenui Western Hills Forest Trust Rangers Report for August below... Kiwi Monitoring We have continued to monitor the kiwi … [Read more...]
News & Events
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Kiwi Coast 2019 Annual Report
Reflecting on another amazing year! Kiwi Coast's 2019 Annual Report is out, presenting the key outcomes and results achieved during the sixth year of the collaborative initiative. Some of the highlights include: The NRC – Kiwi Coast partnership and the Northland pest control rate has made a tangible difference to the support and operating … [Read more...]
Whakaangi Landcare Installs New Kiwi Coast Billboard at Hihi
A new Kiwi Coast roadside billboard has been installed by Whakaangi Landcare at Hihi, to ensure visitors to the area know that kiwi are present and dogs need to be controlled to ensure their survival. Whakaangi Landcare coordinator Bruce Jarvis says: "Last weekend with help from Bryan Staff and Johno Murray from Hihi we replaced the old 'Any … [Read more...]
2019 Northland Pest Control Wānanga/Workshop
More than 200 keen pest controllers, forest savers and kiwi kaitiaki attended the 2019 Northland Pest Control Wānanga/Workshop organised by Kiwi Coast and the Northland Regional Council. People from 73 community groups, hapu-led projects, agencies and organisations from across Northland gathered at Akerama Marae on June 30th to learn about new … [Read more...]
Piroa – Brynderwyns ‘Ring of Steel’ Expands
Piroa-Brynderwyns Landcare Group have significantly intensified and expanded their 'Ring of Steel' trapping network over the last year. Piroa-Brynderwyns Landcare is a collective of a dozen community-led conservation projects that are working together to restore biodiversity in the Brynderwyn Hills range and surrounding area on the southern border … [Read more...]
Champion Kiwi Dad – Signs off his Radio Channel!
Backyard Kiwi have removed the transmitter from one of their monitored kiwi - Lambert. Lambert lived on Taurikura Ridge at Whangarei Heads and successfully hatched over 27 kiwi chicks during the 10 years he was monitored! Article submitted by Heather Hunt, Backyard Kiwi. Backyard Kiwi farewell Lambert, one of our kiwi … [Read more...]
Meet Tamiti – Marohi’s Fourth Chick of the Season
Marohi the kiwi's fourth chick of the season has been named Tamiti, and is simply gorgeous. Tutukaka Landcare struck gold when changing Marohi's transmitter in May. They discovered that Tamiti was still hanging out with his dad and so were able to catch him and fit him with a transponder. Mike Camm, … [Read more...]
Dust off the Winter Woollies – Kiwi Listening is Coming!
All over Northland keen-eared kiwi listeners are dusting off their winter woollies and getting ready to sit out on cold dark hillsides as the Annual Kiwi Call Count Survey gets under way for another year. Kiwi Coast is working with community groups, Department of Conservation and Northland Regional Council to help coordinate the survey and … [Read more...]
First Glimpse of Marohi’s New Chick!
Marohi the monitored kiwi dad from our ‘Follow A Kiwi’ program has hatched his fourth chick of the season. Watch as the chick emerges from the nesting burrow amongst the pampas. Northland brown kiwi chicks are independent as soon as they hatch, but dad is never too far away for the first few days… … [Read more...]
297,753 Pests Trapped Over Six Years on Kiwi Coast!
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...]