Kiwi Videos

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…

How Kiwi are Monitored on the Kiwi Coast – by Backyard Kiwi

There are an estimated 8,500 kiwi in Northland. About 30 of them have been fitted with radio transmitters to assist with their remote monitoring. These kiwi are handled by Accredited Kiwi Handlers twice a year to check their health and replace the transmitter if needed. Here’s Backyard Kiwi, one of the projects linked into Kiwi Coast, explaining how it works.