News Archive
Breeding season starts with a bang
26 July 2010 - 9:13pm — pmbadminThey are fat and frisky. Not usually a good combination for a fun night under the duvet - but for our kiwi in the wild, it is mating nirvana. Our Rangers report pairs disappearing in to their burrows and getting on with the task at hand.
TVNZ's Wild Vets cover our kiwi transfer
15 July 2010 - 6:26pm — pmbadminGreat coverage on our historic kiwi transfer, this week on TVNZ's Wild Vets. Click here to view (in case you missed it).
School Holiday Rangers take to the Bush!
4 July 2010 - 11:37pm — pmbadminOur Ranger for a Day activity programme starts Monday 5th July. Our first keen group of boys and girls are raring to go. There are six Ranger days during the holidays - phone us on 06 375 8004 to check the dates and availability.
Acclaimed documentary maker to lecture at Pukaha next week
27 June 2010 - 2:26pm — pmbadminRod Morris, passionate conservationist, wildlife photographer and filmmaker will return to Pukaha Mount Bruce on Monday 5th July to deliver a memorial lecture on Sir Edmund Hillary. Rod has been an active conservationist for over forty years. His words and pictures will be found on over 30 publications. For the past twenty five years he has been a documentary filmmaker for TVNZ’s Natural History Unit (now under another name).
New kiwi house gets another financial boost
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New kiwi house gets another financial boost
20 June 2010 - 12:42pm — pmbadminEastern and Central Community Trust has just announced a generous $200,000 donation to support the redevelopment of our new kiwi house. This donation adds to the recent $300,000 donation announced by the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board earlier this year. The community trust donation also follows hard on the heels of the arrival of our 30 new kiwi from Little Barrier Island, the single largest ever translocation of kiwi.
Rangers score big time against pests
16 June 2010 - 10:36pm — pmbadminOur pest control efforts are always paramount in the day to day running of the reserve. Since the arrival of the new kiwi we have been even more vigilant as it is imperative these 30 new arrivals acclimate to their surroundings. We are delighted to report, that so far, no pesky predators have managed to get to any of our birds.
Rangers score big time against pests
15 June 2010 - 8:41pm — pmbadminOur pest control efforts are always paramount in the day to day running of the reserve. Since the arrival of the new kiwi we have been even more vigilant as it is imperative these 30 new arrivals acclimate to their surroundings. We are delighted to report, that so far, no pesky predators have managed to get to any of our birds. Our team report a higher number than usual of rats, stoats and weasels caught in traps that guard the two perimeters.
Rangers score big time against pests
15 June 2010 - 10:59am — pmbadminOur pest control efforts are always paramount in the day to day running of the reserve. Since the arrival of the new kiwi we have been even more vigilant as it is imperative these 30 new arrivals acclimate to their surroundings. We are delighted to report, that so far, no pesky predators have managed to get to any of our birds. Our team report a higher number than usual of rats, stoats and weasels caught in traps that guard the two perimeters.
Lottery numbers are right for our kiwi
26 May 2010 - 6:34pm — pmbadminWe are delighted to confirm a $300,000 grant has been awarded to us by the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board.
This grant from the Lottery Environment and Heritage Committee will significantly assist the $1.5 million upgrade and extension to the nocturnal kiwi house. The planned work includes completely renovating the kiwi enclosures, flood-proofing the structure, relocating the Operation Nest Egg kiwi programme and introducing new visitor viewing facilities.