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The kiwi workers network lets us share what we know, and learn from other people.
Wanganui & Manawatu
In the Wanganui/Manawatu area, about five community-led kiwi groups are under way.
This site introduces one that currently receives money from BNZ Save the Kiwi Trust:
Kiwi species
These groups are working to help save the brown kiwi – specifically the form known as western brown kiwi.
Kiwi sanctuaries and mainland islands
Of the five kiwi sanctuaries managed by the Department of Conservation, the one closest to the Wanganui/Manawatu area is at Tongariro.
The Department also manages six mainland islands where introduced pests are intensively managed to help protect native species. While one is in the Wanganui/Manawatu region – Paengaroa mainland island – it doesn’t have kiwi. The nearest mainland island with kiwi is Boundary Stream, in Hawke’s Bay.
Seeing kiwi
The closest places to see captive kiwi are the Nga Manu Trust, Waikanae, and the Pukaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre, in the Wairarapa.
The nearest opportunities to see wild kiwi is at Karori Sanctuary, in Wellington city.
You may also see kiwi if you volunteer to help the local kiwi groups.
Workshops
The kiwi workers network lets us share what we know, and learn from other people.
Kids raise kiwi funds
There are many creative ways schools and school children can raise money to help fund kiwi projects.
Bequeath Money
You can leave money to help save kiwi in your last will and testament.
Did You Know?
Kiwi are usually monogamous – pairing for up to 30 years – and the female is bigger and dominates the male. This monogamy and role reversal is rare among birds.