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The Kiwi Survival Guide provides information on controlling predators and protecting habitat – both vital for the kiwi's survival on mainland New Zealand.

a newly hatched chick
A safely hatched kiwi chick.


It has been developed by the Department of Conservation and Wendy Sporle for Bank of New Zealand Save the Kiwi.
  

 

If you own or live near land where kiwi live, or plan to visit places where kiwi are known to live, we urge you to read the Kiwi Survival Guide.

Kiwi Survival Guide

Download the Kiwi Survival Guide (2.48 Mb PDF file), here.

To view the Kiwi Survival Guide, you will need Adobe Acrobat.  If you do not have Acrobat installed on your computer, click on the Adobe logo to download it from the Adobe website.

 

The contents of the Kiwi Survival Guide include:

·       A kiwi distribution map

·       Information on how to  recognise kiwi

·       Predator control for dogs, mustelids, cats, possums, pigs, rodents, hedgehogs

·       How to look after kiwi habitat

·       Kiwi friendly forestry practices

·       How to manage kiwi habitat

·       Contacts, costs and suppliers

 

Honorary Mammal
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Kiwi are the only birds with nostrils at the tip of their bill.
Patrick Liddy
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Patrick joined the Department of Conservation after earning a Bachelor of Science at Otago University.
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