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Kiwi chicks hatching by the dozens in Hawke's Bay this summer

Louise Gould
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Louise Gould
18 Feb, 2021 12:34 AM2 mins to read
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Forest Lifeforce Restoration Trust chairman Simon Hall and a conservation volunteer examine a recovered kiwi egg before sending it to the National Kiwi Hatchery. Photo / Supplied

Forest Lifeforce Restoration Trust chairman Simon Hall and a conservation volunteer examine a recovered kiwi egg before sending it to the National Kiwi Hatchery. Photo / Supplied

Three dozen kiwi chicks have hatched so far this kiwi egg-lifting season in a Hawke's Bay forest.

It's a promising mid-season result according to Forest Lifeforce Restoration Trust staffer and "kiwi whisperer" Barry Crene.

All 36 eggs from the trust's property the Maungataniwha Native Forest, next to Te Urewera in northern Hawke's Bay were incubated at the National Kiwi Hatchery.

The chicks have been sent to predator-proofed areas near Napier for rearing.

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However, Crene said the second half of the season isn't usually as productive as the first and is not making any predictions on how many will hatch from now on.

"Last year's second-half numbers right across the North Island were disappointing so I'm not going to tempt fate by offering a prognosis - conditions this year are similar to last," he said.

Manager Pete Shaw said the reputation the trust has as one of the most prolific kiwi conservation initiatives in the country is because of the help and investment from its conservation partners.

"Kiwi conservation is not just about partnerships, it's about community," Shaw said.

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"It's about friends, neighbours and our volunteers banding together to protect our national icon - frequently in the dark and the cold and the pouring rain."

Forest Lifeforce's partners and investors include Cape Sanctuary, the National Kiwi Hatchery, Ngai Tahu, the Department of Conservation and Kiwis for kiwi.

In addition to the Maungataniwha Kiwi Project the Trust runs a series of native flora and fauna regeneration projects.

These include a drive to increase the wild-grown population of kakabeak, an extremely rare type of shrub and re-establishing native forests on 4000 hectares now, or until recently, under pine.

The trust was established in 2006 to provide direction and funding to restore threatened species of fauna and flora and restore the ngahere mauri (native bush) in forests within the Central North Island.

Three of the main eight regeneration and restoration projects in New Zealand are on Central North Island properties.

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