The Waimate North area has a significant number of North Island brown kiwi in its locality and it is imperative this stock is conserved.
Volunteers from the Trust monitor kiwi calls each year and the data is supplied for national monitoring.
To view the latest Kiwi Call Monitoring data please
click here.
In 2007 the Trust developed a Kiwi Call Locator document to enhance the existing call records. The locator helps to pinpoint more accurately the possible number of birds in a specific area.
To view the Kiwi Call Locator please click here.
A strategic plan is being developed for the recovery of
Northland North Island brown kiwi for the (ten year) period
2009-2019
and beyond. The plan includes key actions required
for their recovery.
Click here to read the
current published Draft Taxon Plan for Northland brown
kiwi (Apteryx mantelli).
To hear the North Island Brown kiwi calls, male and female, visit the Department of Conservation Kiwi Facts page by clicking here.
The Trust, in conjunction with DOC, arranges Kiwi aversion training for dogs in the area.
Kiwi aversion training
This photo of a kiwi on its egg was
taken near the centre of Waimate North
by Karina Mountain
One of our kiwi monitoring
volunteers at work