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Strategic Plans & Documents
The Department of Conservation has developed formal strategies and
plans to guide how kiwi are managed. These use the knowledge gained
through science, research and hands-on management to work out where our
effort and resources should be put to make the best gains for kiwi.
- Kiwi Recovery Plan 2008–2018
- Kiwi Best Practice Manual
- Taxon plans
- Captive Management Plan
- Husbandry Manual
- Kiwi Island Strategy
The Kiwi (Apteryx spp.) Recovery Plan 2008–2018 is produced by the Department of Conservation as the foundation document for kiwi recovery in New Zealand. It covers all five formally described species, including the six distinct forms for brown kiwi and tokoeka.
The long-term goal has remained largely unchanged since the first kiwi recovery plan was written in 1991: ‘To restore and, wherever possible, enhance the abundance, distribution and genetic diversity of all kiwi taxa’.
The plan covers kiwi management, research, and community relations and engagement. There are 41 objectives and 92 prioritised actions. Progress will be reviewed after 5 years, in 2013.
Download the Kiwi Recovery Plan 2008-2018 (PDF: 686K) to find out more.
Published in 2003, this manual aims to help establish nationwide consistency in the way kiwi are managed and researched, based on the best available techniques for both wild and captive kiwi. It also advocates for continuous improvement.
The Kiwi Best Practice Manual is a companion to the Kiwi Recovery Plan 2008–2018 and the Kiwi Captive Management Plan.
It was was prepared by Hugh Robertson and Rogan Colbourne, with contributions from John McLennan, Lance Dew, Jonathan Miles, Ray Pierce, Daryl Olsen, Ian Flux, John Cheyne and Murray Potter.
Download the Kiwi Best Practice Manual and its appendices.
Taxon plans are coming soon. Over time, separate taxon plans will be written for each of the five formally recognised kiwi species and their subspecies. These will set goals and describe in detail the management and research actions required to achieve and maintain them. A link will be provided to each taxon plan as it becomes available.
The current Captive management plan for kiwi: Apteryx mantelli, Apteryx rowi, Apteryx australis, Apteryx australis ‘Haast', Apteryx haastii, Apteryx owenii – was published by the Department of Conservation in 2004, in consultation with the Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria (ARAZPA), and the New Zealand captive management industry.
The plan explains how captive management will be used to help achieve specific goals for existing kiwi populations. It is being revised in 2009, a project led by Suzy Barlow, a member of the Kiwi Recovery Group.
This husbandry manual has been prepared for all institutions holding Brown kiwi, Apteryx mantelli, in captivity. It reflects the collective experience of many individuals and organisations that have held kiwi in captivity over the past four decades, and seeks to document current best practice in husbandry of captive kiwi.
Download the Brown Kiwi Husbandry Manual - 11.06.2009 (PDF: 2.4MB) to find out more.
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Did You Know?
In 1906, a Scottish-born inventor developed a revolutionary new shoe polish. He called it Kiwi polish. It was used by the British and American armies during World War I, and soon New Zealand soldiers became ‘Kiwis’.