Kiwi Conservation Club

Kiwi Conservation Club Forest & Bird's nationwide club for Kiwi kids. KCC now has over 5,000 members throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. www.kcc.org.nz/about

Together we learn about Aotearoa New Zealand's wildlife and wild places, do challenges, competitions and projects, go on adventures, and take action for nature! What We Are About
For over 30 years, Forest & Birdโ€™s Kiwi Conservation Club | Hakuturi Toa (KCC) has been connecting Kiwi kids and their families to New Zealandโ€™s amazing wildlife and wild places, and empowering them to make a difference. Join in the fun and help us get the next generation protecting our wildlife and wild places.

Have you entered yet? KCC members, you should have got a postcard from us this school holidays. ๐Ÿ“ฌTerm 4 might have start...
11/10/2026

Have you entered yet?
KCC members, you should have got a postcard from us this school holidays. ๐Ÿ“ฌ
Term 4 might have started, but there's still time to get creative. ๐ŸŽจ
Draw your favourite manu and you could win one of six native bird plushies!
We're loving the fabulous drawings coming in so far. Keep them coming! โญ

๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚ How cool are these?! ๐Ÿ‚๐ŸƒKeziah (9) and Zayla (6) from Northland have turned ordinary leaves into these fabulous creati...
07/10/2026

๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚ How cool are these?! ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿƒ
Keziah (9) and Zayla (6) from Northland have turned ordinary leaves into these fabulous creations. We reckon theyโ€™re pretty unbe-leaf-ably awesome! ๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿ’š

And now theyโ€™re in the draw to win Giselle Clarksonโ€™s new pukapuka, Pocket Observology!

Your turn! Have you tried one of our school holiday activities yet? Send us a photo of your adventure or creation and you could be in to win too!

๐Ÿ‘‡ Activities + entry details are in the comments.

๐ŸฆŽโ˜€๏ธ With the weather warming up (mostly), you might spot some of our lizard friends emerging to bask in the sun. Did you...
06/10/2026

๐ŸฆŽโ˜€๏ธ With the weather warming up (mostly), you might spot some of our lizard friends emerging to bask in the sun. Did you know there are about 147 lizard species (geckos and skinks) in Aotearoa?

Our lizards have an incredible superpower โ€“ they can regrow their tail!

We chatted to herpetologist (lizard scientist) Sam King about how lizards regenerate their tails for the August issue of Wild Things magazine. She explained that all our native lizards have something called a 'break plane' built into their tails. This is a specific place at which the tail can break and drop off easily.

Lizards don't like losing their tails. They drop them to escape from predators like cats and rats. Lizards store energy and fat in their tails to help them survive through the winter when food is scarce and it's too cold to hunt. Dropping this 'tail pantry' can make it harder for them to survive.

Luckily, most lizards can regrow their tail at least once. The regrown tail often looks different than the old one. Can you spot the new tail on these lizards? Check out the skink with three forks to its tail!

Protect the lizards in your neighbourhood by creating a lizard garden at home or at school! ๐Ÿ’š

๐Ÿ“ท Sam King
๐Ÿ“ท Skink with forked tail Anna Meban

All lizards were carefully handled by experts and put back in their original environment.

06/10/2026

A gallery of fabulous artworks from our Drawing Nature webinar.
What talented tamariki! ๐Ÿ’šโœ’๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

05/10/2026

Thanks to all of you who came along to our Drawing Nature webinar on Sunday. โœ’๏ธ๐Ÿชฒ
It was a lot of fun!

If you missed out (or were just outside enjoying the sunshine), you can watch the recording on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/ShOn8A5yEyY

You can find links to the drawing instructions and cut-and-make pekapeka here: https://mailchi.mp/3a655d46ff35/drawing-nature-webinar-video-links-and-more.

Thank you so much to artist and conservationist Emma Scheltema for generously sharing her knowledge and creativity with us. ๐Ÿ’š

Did you join us? Tell us your favourite part in the comments. ๐Ÿ˜Š

Congratulations Ethan! ๐ŸŽ‰You are the winner the conservationist competition from the August Wild Things. We loved your dr...
03/10/2026

Congratulations Ethan! ๐ŸŽ‰
You are the winner the conservationist competition from the August Wild Things.
We loved your drawing of your conservationist dad who traps rats and mice.
You've won our art supplies prize! What will you draw next?

๐ŸŽ‰ Join or renew KCC this October and you could win!๐Ÿ› New members go in the draw to win a two-way bug viewer + EUGY wฤ“tฤ....
30/09/2026

๐ŸŽ‰ Join or renew KCC this October and you could win!

๐Ÿ› New members go in the draw to win a two-way bug viewer + EUGY wฤ“tฤ.
๐Ÿ”ญ Renewing members go in the draw to win Kodak BCS100 8x21 binoculars!

KCC membership is just $24 a year and is packed with ways for tamariki to explore the wild side of Aotearoa, including:
๐ŸŒฟ Four issues of Wild Things magazine
๐ŸŒฟ Activities, crafts and nature challenges
๐ŸŒฟ KCC Adventures, where available
๐ŸŒฟ Extra surprises throughout the year

Whether theyโ€™re exploring the backyard, beach, bush or stream, KCC helps tamariki discover nature, get curious and care for the wild places around them.

๐Ÿ’š Tag a whฤnau whoโ€™d love to join the KCC community.
๐Ÿ‘‡ Join or renew via the link in the comments to be in the draw.

Bats, bats, bats! ๐Ÿฆ‡๐Ÿฆ‡๐Ÿฆ‡KCC headquarters has felt a bit like Auckland International Airport lately, with our bats flying in...
29/09/2026

Bats, bats, bats! ๐Ÿฆ‡๐Ÿฆ‡๐Ÿฆ‡
KCC headquarters has felt a bit like Auckland International Airport lately, with our bats flying in and out as they head off on adventures around the motu.
Where have they been? What have they discovered? Explore the Bat Map to catch up on their latest travels!
Link to Bat Map in comments.

Bonnie (6) from Waikato sent us this awesome drawing. She says it's a "picture of me picking up rubbish and putting it i...
28/09/2026

Bonnie (6) from Waikato sent us this awesome drawing. She says it's a "picture of me picking up rubbish and putting it in the bin to keep Mother Earth clean."

Calling all lizards โ€“ new homes available now! ๐ŸฆŽ๐ŸกThese clever KCC kids have been busy creating backyard homes for our li...
28/09/2026

Calling all lizards โ€“ new homes available now! ๐ŸฆŽ๐Ÿก
These clever KCC kids have been busy creating backyard homes for our lizard friends for our Wild Things lizard garden challenge. And with warmer weather arriving, perhaps some new residents will soon be moving in?

Thanks to James and Conor (8), Rosa (9), Moss (6), and Jock (7) for sharing their awesome creations with us. ๐Ÿ’š

And congratulations to Rosa โ€“ you are the winner of our lizard prize pack!

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