Northland’s native forests and wildlife are a lot better off without 708,536 pests trapped by groups and projects linked into Kiwi Coast over the last ten years. Kiwi Coast Trust’s annual collation of trap catch data shows the huge positive impact of Northlanders working collaboratively to reduce pest animals that know no boundaries. Kiwi Coast … [Read more...]
Backyard Kiwi Release Update
Been wondering how those four gorgeous kiwi released with Backyard Kiwi last month have been getting on? Here's an update from Project Manager, Todd Hamilton who has been following their movements and activity via remote telemetry equipment that picks up signals emitted from their small leg-fitted … [Read more...]
Four More Backyard Kiwi
Over 360 keen locals attended the Backyard Kiwi Release on February 19th to see four more Northland brown kiwi released at Parua Bay. The four kiwi – Murdoch, Maia, Om and Fetu Mama – wowed the crowd from the arms of their accredited kiwi handlers, as they granted a few precious moments of a wild kiwi encounter before heading off to be … [Read more...]
200th Kiwi Released!
Tutukaka’s wild kiwi population has been enriched with a further five “taonga manu kiwi” – treasured kiwi – after two special events. One of the five kiwi released, was the 200th kiwi to graduate from the Matakohe Limestone Island creche in the Whangarei Harbour. The release began on Sunday morning when the five birds were caught on … [Read more...]
Kiwi Hope Returns to Wild
Parua Bay School students have had the rare privilege of meeting and naming a wild kiwi as part of the school’s 150th Year Celebrations. Todd Hamilton from the Whangarei Heads group Backyard Kiwi brought the young female named Hope into the school for the educational encounter. After the special assembly she was released nearby into an area … [Read more...]
Rare Plants Restored to Purerua
Kiwi Coast is working with Purerua hapū, communities, schools and landowners to clear out pests and restore rare native species to the peninsula. Kiwi Coast Coordinator, Andrew Mentor, recently organised a special collaborative planting day that saw local students planting rare coastal maire (Nestegis apetala) trees, returning the species to … [Read more...]
Upgraded Kiwi Coast Listening App is now LIVE!
The 2022 Northland Kiwi Call Count Survey starts today! While the weather is not looking that great, our upgraded Kiwi Coast Listening App is now live and looking pretty good! Kiwi Coast's Listening app has been upgraded with new features to make your kiwi listening better and easier. For example the app now gives you the ability to map your … [Read more...]
Northland Kiwi Listening Survey 2022 Starts Next Thursday!
With the first Kiwi Listening Survey Window starting next Thursday on May 19th it’s been great to see people getting in touch with their listeners, downloading the app and getting ready. This year, instead of carrying out in-person Kiwi Coast Listening App training sessions, we are creating resources to go online via the Kiwi Coast website. We are … [Read more...]
First Stoat Caught in Boosted 60,000ha Whangarei Mustelid Control Network!
Great news! The first stoat has been caught in new traps added into a boosted 60,000ha eastern Whangarei mustelid control network. The glory goes to Parihaka Community Landcare and new Kiwi Coast trapper Clay Reed, who have been working together to significantly increase mustelid control on the mountain with new traps provided through the … [Read more...]
The Nose Knows…..
Specialist Kiwi Conservation Dog, Yagi, and her handler Lesley Baigent have been in hot demand over the last month! Northland projects sometimes need a helping hand (or nose) to sniff out that extra kiwi info that call counts alone do not always tell us. Our ears may tell us there is a kiwi out there somewhere in the night, but a dog's nose knows … [Read more...]