Media Releases:West Coast Kiwi Chick Rescue

Two tiny kiwi chicks rescued by the Department of Conservation from Okarito have successfully made the 500km trip from the West Coast to a temporary island haven in the Marlborough Sounds.

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Archived Media Releases:
Rimutaka kiwi chick named	Future of conservation at stake
22 May 2007	14 May 2007
Kiwi Status Report	Waitangi Day Kiwi
09 March 2007	26 January 2007
Kiwi in Tawhranui Park	BNZSKT Funding
November 2006	31 August 2006
Kiwi chick found at Nelson Lakes	Kiwi release in Pukaka Forest
16 May 2006	16 May 2006
Student finds kiwi chick	Bird Flu and Kiwi
15 May 2006	20 April 2006
Creating a Safe Environment for Kiwi	Kiwi romance helps with kiwi research
2 February 2006	26 January 2006
Franz Josef teacher awarded 2006 Fellowship	Dog Crushes Kiwi - Egg Alive
12 December 2005	27 October 2005
Pukaha Kiwi Chick First for a Century	Safe Haven Offered to Help the Plight of our Iconic Kiwi
28 September 2005	31 August 2005
Arrival of Kiwi Chicks Imminent in Pukaha Mount Bruce Forest	More Kiwi go to Rotoiti
26 August 2005	18 August 2005
Kiwi Doing Well in New Rotoiti Home	Kiwi Caught in Traps
23 May 2005	27 July 2005
Stewart Island Kiwi Gain Protection	Banking on Taranaki Kiwi
10 May 2005	18 April 2005
First Kiwi Chick at Boundary Stream	Community Take Steps to Save Western Bay Kiwi
11 March 2005	25 February 2005
Search on for First Kiwi Chick at Rotoiti	Work of Art Commitment to Kiwi
17 February 2005	11 February 2005
Rowi Transfer Underway	A Crippling Blow for Kiwi Programme
26 January 2005	24 December 2004
Kiwi Killed by Dog at Boundary Stream	More kiwi, and egg, in Pukaha Mt Bruce forest
24 December 2004	27 October 2004
Nationally Significant Kiwi Project in Whakatane	Save Kiwi By Leaving Pets At Home
9 September 2004	4 September 2004
Guilty Plea to Kiwi Charges	Kiwi Egg Found at Pukaha/Mount Bruce
2 September 2004	28 July 2004
Kiwi Carcass Found	Motukawanui Island a Haven for Kiwi
5 July 2004	4 June 2004
Kiwi Killed by Dogs	Nine Kiwi in New Home at Rotoiti
2 June 2004	21 May 2004
Dog on Island Puts Kiwi Chicks at Risk	Kiwi Koki Dies After Run-in With Dog
10 May 2004	5 May 2004
Kiwi Chicks (and Their Dogs) Rock!	Eggs Arrive Safely In Queenstown
23 April 2004	20 January 2004
West Coast Kiwi	Kiwi Return to Mount Bruce
13 January 2004	10th December 2003
Haast Tokoeka Incubation Update	Kiwi Campaign Gets Underway
7th November 2003	19 September 2003
Corporate Community Support for Kiwi	Mokoia Island Kiwi Creche
13th Ocotober 2003	22 July 2003
Kiwi Kids Launch Kiwi Site	How are the Waitangi Kiwi doing
04 July 2003	02 July 2003
Kiwi killed in trap	Banking on a Kiwi Future
06 June 2003	26 May 2003
Famous Kiwi Dog Retires	Another Kiwi to Moutohora
16 May 2003	08 May 2003
Another Kiwi for Whale Island	BNZKRT Appoints Exec Director
14 March 2003	20 February 2003
Distress and Success in Kiwi Breeding Sanctuaries	Launch of New Kiwi Trust
31 January 2003	21 November 2002