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The Rotorua-based National Kiwi Hatchery celebrated a milestone event earlier this week, and Hatchery Manager Emma Bean came into The Hits Rotorua studio t

The National Kiwi Hatchery in Rotorua has just celebrated a historic birth. Last Friday, the 2500th kiwi chick to be born at the hatchery popped out of its...

New Zealand’s largest kiwi hatchery has bounced back from a Covid-19 blow to build a new home where it can raise twice as many chicks for wild release. From...

Uncontrolled dogs are the biggest threat to adult kiwi.

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A project involving Scion, the National Kiwi Hatchery in Rotorua and students from the University of Canterbury is helping to protect the treasured kiwi from one of their greatest predators in the wild – man’s best friend. A group of four engineering ...

Uncontrolled dogs are the biggest threat to adult kiwi.

Students and faculty met with university administrators Friday afternoon to discuss the changes.

The latest arrival at the National Kiwi Hatchery is the continuation of a line started 34 years ago.

Kiwi chick hatches in Rotorua 19 Apr, 2021 11:37 PM 2 minutes to read A new kiwi chick is the offspring of Tahi, the first kiwi born at the National Kiwi Hatchery in 1987. Photo / Supplied A new kiwi chick is the offspring of Tahi, the first kiwi born at the National Kiwi Hatchery in 1987. Photo / Supplied Rotorua Daily Post Keepers at the National Kiwi Hatchery have announced the arrival of a special kiwi chick. The newly-hatched chick, that arrived on March 31, is the offspring of a male call...