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Three of the kiwi being brought onto Pukeiti on the Kaitake range. Photo: RNZ / Robin Martin The release is a milestone in a battle against predators on Kaitake being waged - for the most part - by a small army of volunteers. Kaitake, at 680 metres, is the oldest of the three volcanic cones in Te Papakura o Taranaki. It forms the north-western boundary of the national park and its sun-loving semi-coastal forest reaches to the outskirts of the seaside settlement of Oakura. Ngā Mahanga a Tairi hapū member Tane Manu said kiwi once came into the village. Ngā Mahanga a Tairi hapū member Tane Manu, right, greets Towards Predator-Free project manager Toby Shanley. ....