"I was actually named Eleanor Constance but Kiwi stuck and actually when I think about it ... it was a good name to have in Taihape."
Kiwi is retiring to give time to her other job.
"I need to spend more time - just concentrate on just one job ... our farm."
She's run the gauntlet of delivering babies in homebirths in the middle of town to the midst of rural isolation, at all hours, in all weather.
She's worked in maternity units from Taihape, Hunterville, Raetihi and Waiouru Army Hospital. She hasn't counted how many babies except to say "it's in the hundreds".
"I loved my job. To me it was always important, so to be honest retiring has been a difficult decision for me."
She worries about the future of the obstetric service in Taihape.
"Every few years it comes under review and we always worry whether it will be pulled, which would be just terrible for this region as we've lost so much already."
Kiwi believes childbirth is one of the most rewarding events to be involved in.
"You're there as part of a very private and intimate time.
"It's very, very special, as though you are the guardian of normal birth."
Over the past 35 years she has appreciated many of the babies, now adults, introducing themselves to her in the street.
"It's always a thrill.
"Delivering and catching a baby always will be special for me."
It was an Act of Parliament that allowed her to work as a professional on her own.
She said 24 years ago the Nurse's Amendment Act 1990 finally brought that important change to the profession.
It meant a registered midwife could take total responsibility for the care of women throughout childbirth and pregnancy.
"It was a major step forward for the profession which for me has been very rewarding and always wonderful."