The kiwi has even given us our international identity - the world-over New Zealanders are known as "Kiwis".

Six years ago, there were an estimated 78,000 kiwi in New Zealand. Today that has dropped to around 70,000.

Bank of New Zealand Save the Kiwi is doing great work in helping to curb the kiwi’s decline in many parts of New Zealand; however, in unmanaged areas, the kiwi population continues to decrease by up to 5 per cent a year.

Ensuring the kiwi's continued survival requires the support of us all.

This section talks about some of the ways Kiwis can help the kiwi.

We spell out some of the things each of us can do as individuals.

We look at what iwi and local communities are doing, and provide some pointers to how to get involved in a local kiwi project in your area.

We learn how to recognise kiwi calls.

We outline how businesses can contribute to the kiwi cause.

And to round it off, we look at some of the great work already being done in the five kiwi sanctuaries that are part of the New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy funding package.