Kiwi

Learn about our unique kiwi and what threatens their survival.

Our overarching goal is to restore and, wherever possible, enhance the abundance, distribution and genetic diversity of all kiwi species.

There are many ways you can help kiwi, from controlling your dog to helping an injured or sick kiwi.

The Kiwi Accredited Handler certification scheme ensures that kiwi operators are suitably trained to ensure kiwi welfare.

Brown kiwi live in the North Island. There are four distinct forms, including the Northland brown kiwi.

The giant among kiwi, this species lives only in the top half of the South Island.

The smallest and once the commonest kiwi is vulnerable to stoats at all stages of its life.

Rowi are the rarest of the five species of kiwi. Through predation and habitat loss, these remarkable birds have been reduced to just one natural population.

Tokoeka – literally meaning 'weka with a walking stick' (Ngāi Tahu) - has three geographically and genetically distinct forms: Haast, Fiordland, and Rakiura (Stewart Island).