The highest kiwi call rate ever recorded at a single site in NZ during kiwi call count surveys has been documented on the Purerua Peninsula in the Bay of Islands. Retiring Department of Conservation Director General Lou Sanson said the 217 kiwi calls recorded at Mataka Station over two hours in May 2021 were to his knowledge the highest number … [Read more...]
Kiwi Call Counting Has Begun!
It's that time of year again when we sit out in the dark and listen for those precious kiwi we've been working hard to protect! All over Northland keen-eared kiwi listeners are dusting off their winter woollies and sitting out on cold dark hillsides as the Annual Kiwi Call Count Survey gets under way for another year. The monitoring method … [Read more...]
New Kiwi Coast Listening App Now Out
Kiwi Coast has created a mobile app to take the hassle out of Northland's Annual Kiwi Call Count Survey. Kiwi Coast created the app in response to requests from groups and projects who were keen to move beyond pencil and paper. Groups had also reported the data entry required after completing kiwi listening each year to be a huge admin burden, … [Read more...]