Keep updated with all the latest kiwi announcements.
Events
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Northland Trappers Workshop
Thursday, 3rd May 2012
Darren Peters from DOC National Office and GoodNature will be coming up to present on the new A24 resetting stoat/rat trap. More information to follow closer to the time.
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Northland Kiwi Hui
Friday 16th March, 2012
BNZ Save the Kiwi Trust, NZ Landcare Trust and the Department of Conservation invite you to attend this informative day and networking opportunity for kiwi conservation projects in Northland.
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National Kiwi Hui
24-25 May, 2012
The national kiwi hui will be held in Nelson. This year we focus on South Island species. If you work with kiwi this is a great opportunity to network with other kiwi practitioners, and to keep up to speed with current issues, events and developments in kiwi protection.
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Design the Cover of Our Annual Report
Every year we prepare an annual review to say what we're about, what we aimed to do, and what we actually did. This year we are running a competition for school students, aged between 12 and 18, to design the review's cover. There are great prizes up for grabs - for you AND for your school!
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Win Your Airfares Back
NZ Holiday Card, supporting sponsor of BNZ Save the Kiwi Trust, is offering you the chance to win back your airfares to New Zealand!
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Junior Technician for the Centre for Wildlife Management and Conservation
The Centre for Wildlife Management and Conservation, at Lincoln University, is researching new, effective and humane tools and techniques for reducing populations of invasive mammalian pest species and for monitoring biodiversity increase. Through collaboration with communities, Māori, pest control practitioners and research partners, we aim to provide international leadership in the development of innovative pest management tools and strategies to enhance conservation efforts both within New Zealand and internationally. We seek a junior research technician with practical skills and experience in vertebrate pest control to join our multidisciplinary team of experts in animal ecology, wildlife management, toxicology and design engineering.
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Senior Technician for the Centre for Wildlife Management and Conservation
The Centre for Wildlife Management and Conservation, at Lincoln University, is researching new, effective and humane tools and techniques for reducing populations of invasive mammalian pest species and for monitoring biodiversity increase. Through collaboration with communities, Māori, pest control practitioners and research partners, we aim to provide international leadership in the development of innovative pest management tools and strategies to enhance conservation efforts both within New Zealand and internationally. We seek a senior research technician with practical skills and experience in vertebrate pest control to join our multidisciplinary team of experts in animal ecology, wildlife management, toxicology and design engineering.
Kiwi can get all the water they need from their food – earthworms are 85% water – allowing them to live in dry places. Being nocturnal also helps – they don’t get hot, bothered and dried out by the sun.




