Project Kiwi Trust

29/09/2026

3️⃣0️⃣ YEARS OF PROJECT KIWI 🎉This isn’t just another newsletter. It’s a pretty special one.

Project Kiwi is celebrating 30 years.

It started with a yarn between locals, a shared concern for the kiwi on the Kūaotunu Peninsula, and a community willing to roll up its sleeves and do something about it.

What followed was trapping, experimenting, monitoring, science, innovation, plenty of things that worked ,and plenty that didn’t and thousands of people who helped along the way.

Our Spring 2026 Newsletter takes a look back at that journey: where Project Kiwi began, what we learnt along the way, and how a small community-led idea grew into 30 years of kiwi conservation.

And most importantly, it’s a chance to say thank you to everyone who has been part of the story.

30 years. Thousands of helping hands. One pretty remarkable journey.

Read our special 30th anniversary Spring Newsletter → https://www.projectkiwi.org.nz/single-post/newsletter-spring-2026

28/09/2026

Posting in support of the work, dreams and aspirations of our friends in Harataunga ☺️☺️

A WEEKEND OF BIODIVERSITY EXPLORATION - COME ONE AND COME ALL!

Join our community event where scientists, students, and everyday people will be working together to find and count as many plant, animal, and fungus species as possible.

Based out of Harataunga marae with accommodation and food available, this is an awesome opportunity to explore an isolated and incredibly special slice of the Hauraki-Coromandel region. Use your skills to help build the first ever snapshot of biodiversity at Harataunga.
The site spans remnant forests, wetlands, rivers, saltmarsh and the coastal marine area, so we need all types of keen conservationists involved.

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/harataunga-bioblitz

More information will follow.

A weekend of biodiversity exploration! Come along and help build a species list for Harataunga. Join for the weekend or even a few hours to see what it's about

26/07/2026

👕LAST CHANCE! TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT! Pre orders for our celebration collection merch close tonight. Order today to be included in this delivery run!
MERCH! - 👕THIRTY YEARS! Project Kiwi Trust has been caring for kiwi in the Hauraki-Coromandel region since 1996. It will be the first community led kiwi conservation to reach the 30 year mark! To celebrate, we’ve launched the first of our 30th anniversary initiatives. BACK BY POPULAR DEMANDii! Our much loved tshirts, hoodies, and now tea towels are back! Whether you are new to Project Kiwi Trust, or a long time supporter, this is a wonderful way to celebrate 30 years of community led environmental effort. SHOP HERE https://www.projectkiwi.org.nz/shop

26/07/2026

👕LAST CHANCE! TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT! Pre orders for our celebration collection merch close tonight. Order today to be included in this delivery run!
MERCH! - 👕THIRTY YEARS! Project Kiwi Trust has been caring for kiwi in the Hauraki-Coromandel region since 1996. It will be the first community led kiwi conservation to reach the 30 year mark! To celebrate, we’ve launched the first of our 30th anniversary initiatives. BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Our much loved tshirts, hoodies, and now tea towels are back! Whether you are new to Project Kiwi Trust, or a long time supporter, this is a wonderful way to celebrate 30 years of community led environmental effort. SHOP HERE https://www.projectkiwi.org.nz/shop

20/07/2026

HOODIES! - THIRTY YEARS! Project Kiwi Trust has been caring for kiwi in the Hauraki-Coromandel region since 1996. It will be the first community led kiwi conservation to reach the 30 year mark! To celebrate, we’ve launched the first of our 30th anniversary initiatives. BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Our much loved tshirts, hoodies, and now tea towels are back! Whether you are new to Project Kiwi Trust, or a long time supporter, this is a wonderful way to celebrate 30 years of community led environmental effort. SHOP HERE https://www.projectkiwi.org.nz/shop

15/07/2026

THIRTY YEARS! Project Kiwi Trust has been caring for kiwi in the Hauraki-Coromandel region since 1996. It will be the first community led kiwi conservation to reach the 30 year mark! To celebrate, we’ve launched the first of our 30th anniversary initiatives. BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Our much loved tshirts, hoodies, and now tea towels are back! Whether you are new to Project Kiwi Trust, or a long time supporter, this is a wonderful way to celebrate 30 years of community led environmental effort. SHOP HERE https://www.projectkiwi.org.nz/shop

12/07/2026

Check your inbox for our Winter Newsletter! Packed full of news and our first fundraising initiative for the launch of our 30th year celebrations!!! 🎉 click here to catch up!

https://www.projectkiwi.org.nz/so/4fPxzOjDc?languageTag=en

14/05/2026

Tonight is the first night of the kiwi call survey across the Kūaotunu Peninsula. People and acoustic recorders will be listening across 20 sites to record kiwi calls between 6:00 and 8:00pm Friday through Sunday.

This will help us understand where kiwi are living - population growth, decline and dispersal - and identify areas where kiwi are living where no predator control in place. The predator we target through trapping to support kiwi chick survival is the stoat.

Below is a recording of a female kiwi call taken from recording software by Lisa Kearney.