Links & Other Resources

• Community networks
  
• For teachers and students
• Identifying birds
• Volunteer opportunities
• Captive rearing facilities involved in BNZ Operation Nest Egg™
• Conservation agencies
• Publications

Community networks

Networks among people working to conserve kiwi are a good way to share information, expertise, know-how and resources.  The groups and people listed below are all iwi, hapū or community-based, are working in kiwi conservation, and are happy to be part of a network sharing what they have learnt with others.

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• Taranaki Kiwi Trust – Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• O Tanewainuku Kiwi Trust  
• The Whakamanu Wildlife Trust – Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Project Kiwi – Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Wendy Sporle – Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• New Zealand Landcare Trust – Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Whenuakite Kiwi Care Group – Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Kiwi Encounter, Rainbow Springs – Contact: Paul Boyes, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Zealandia: The Karori Sanctuary Experience – Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Whinray Ecological Charitable Trust – Contact: Steve Sawyer or Robyn Wilkie, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Moehau Environment Group – Contact: Jonty Rutherford, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Northland Regional Kiwi Coordination and Support - Contact: Clea Gardiner This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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For teachers and students

• LEARNZ is an online education programme that uses virtual field trips to provide learning experiences outside the classroom.  LEARNZ provides a primary programme, and secondary school science and geography. Each year about 20 field trips are offered, and kiwi are regular topics. Students’ participation is supported by online background materials and activities, and is enabled using live audioconferencing, web board and diaries, images and videos uploaded daily.
• The Kiwi Conservation Club (KCC) is a Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society project for children. It began in 1988 and more than 17,000 children receive the Kiwi Conservation Club magazine, including around 1000 schools.

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Identifying birds

Peter Hanford, of P Hanford & Associates, has developed a bird identification site.

The Whatbird site provides a practical bird identification tool for community groups and landowners involved in biodiversity monitoring, allowing people to develop knowledge and field skills. It is not a complete database of New Zealand birds – it holds 51 exotic and native bird species likely to be encountered in and around New Zealand forests – but it’s a good start.

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Volunteer opportunities

The New Zealand Trust for Conservation Volunteers is a web-based platform for environment groups, volunteers and anyone interested in the environment. Its aim is to increase environmental awareness and participation, and encourage a greater sharing of information and knowledge.

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Captive rearing facilities involved in BNZ Operation Nest Egg™

• Auckland Zoo, Auckland
• Kiwi Encounter, Rainbow Springs, Rotorua
• Willowbank Wildlife Reserve, Christchurch
• Whangarei Native Bird Rescue Centre, Whangarei
• Westshore Wildlife Reserve, Napier
• Kiwi House and Native Bird Park, Otorohanga

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Conservation agencies

• Department of Conservation
• Royal New Zealand Forest & Bird Protection Society
• Landcare Research
• Ornithological Society of New Zealand
• WWF New Zealand

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Publications

• NZ Geographic magazine
• Towards a strategic direction for Northland
  Copies can be requested from Helen Moodie (Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), NZ Landcare Trust. Written by the Northland Biodiversity Enhancement Group and the NZ Landcare Trust, this publication develops an integrated approach to enhancing biodiversity in Northland.

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