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2023

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17 December 2023 - New Zealand Geographic

Dinosaurs Rising

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5 December 2023 - Gisborne Herald

‘Weird’ kiwi nesting behaviour noticed

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18 July 2023 - Wairoa Star

Unearthing the Past

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9 July 2023 - One News

Cyclone-ravaged riverbeds bring buried fossils to the surface

 

19 June 2023 - Otago Daily Times

Hawke's Bay fossils found after cyclone like a giant has stamped about

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18 June 2023 - Radio New Zealand

Hawke's Bay fossils found after cyclone: 'It's like a giant has walked down the stream-bed'

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16 June 2023 - Hawkes Bay Today

Hawke’s Bay fossil finds: Cyclone Gabrielle’s scouring uncovers trove set to rewrite NZ record

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16 June 2023 - Stuff

Possible ancient sea monster fossils among treasure trove revealed by Cyclone Gabrielle floodwaters

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24 May 2023 - Sunlive

Kiwi hatchery celebrates record number of chicks

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23 May 2023 - Stuff

DOC to raise concerns with Miami Zoo over treatment of kiwi

 

5 April 2023 - Hawkes Bay Today

Simon Hall is creating NZ’s largest private conservation estate

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1 April 2023 - Radio New Zealand

Simon Hall: creating NZ’s largest private conservation estate

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28 March 2023 - Gisborne Herald

Successful and repeatable

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28 February 2023 - Forest and Bird

Right Royal Rescue

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2021

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20 October 2021 - Gisborne Herald

‘Beyond grateful’ for donation: Cash boost to help native forest regeneration initiative at Maungataniwha

 

24 May 2021 - Hawkes Bay Today

Moa bone believed to be 700 years old found in Hawke's Bay bush

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18 February 2021 - Hawkes Bay Today

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

 

 

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2022

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24 September 2022 - Stuff

What I learned fossil hunting in remote northern Hawke's Bay

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21 July 2022 - Hawkes Bay Today

Migrating Hawke's Bay kiwi discover promised land

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10 July 2022 - Gisborne Herald

On the hunt

 

8 July 2022 - Hawkes Bay Today

Novice fossil hunter spots important find in Hawke's Bay fossil hotspot

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8 July 2022 - Stuff

Hunting trip leads to discovery of 'a bit of bone that’s million of years old'

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14 April 2022 - Hawkes Bay Today

Rare whio return to Hawke's Bay at Maungataniwha

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20 March 2022 - Hawkes Bay Today

Record egg haul for Hawke's Bay kiwi project

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18 March 2022 - Hawkes Bay Today

Sharp-eyed fossil finder unearths Maungataniwha treasure

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6 March 2022 - Stuff

Entrepreneur's kiwi conservation: 'Some people buy a beach house in Omaha, I bought a mountain and a valley'

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4 Feb 2022 - Hawkes Bay Today

Local biodiversity grant helps mistletoe recovery

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2020

 

29 September 2020 - Gisborne Herald

High hopes for nesting season

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18 September 2020 - NZ Herald

Kiwi nesting season off to a flying start (not literally) in Hawke's Bay

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30  July 2020 - SunLive

Hungry kiwi turn their backs on second eggs

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27 July 2020 - Hawke's Bay Today

Dry spell curbs kiwi romance in Hawke's Bay

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26 July 2020 - RNZ

Kiwis' failure to propagate an 'instinctive reaction' to drought

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21 July 2020 - The Country

Rare native mistletoe makes 'staggering' Hawke's Bay comeback

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2019

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27 December 2019 - The New Zealand Herald

Giant tooth was a giant marine reptile's: Hawke's bay's 'astonishing' fossil find celebrated

 

7 September - One News Now

Plight of the kiwi looking up after boosted efforts from conservationists

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21 August 2019 - Newsroom

An audacious plan to save a rare species

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5 August - The New Zealand Herald

Hatching a plan: How a Hawke's Bay trust took kiwi survival rates from 5 per cent to 72 per cent

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5 August - Scoop.co.nz

New crop of kiwi returning to Hawke’s Bay forests

 

29 June - Scoop.co.nz

Kiwi search brings more birds into the fold

 

18 June - The New Zealand Herald

Birdlife faces hammering from predators

 

16 June - Sunlive

Rat numbers set to explode in NZ forests

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2017

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27 June - Radio New Zealand

Restoring Forest Life

 

19 June - Hawke's Bay Today
Kevin the kiwi released in 'hopeful moment'

 

3 March -Hawke's Bay Today

$18,000 grant boosts predator control efforts

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2015

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13 October 2015 - Gisborne Herald

New sanctuary for Lake Waikaremoana

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28 July - NZ Herald

Rachel Hunter fights for the kiwis

 

1 July - Scoop.co.nz

Kiwi count points to progress

 

8 April - Radio NZ 'Afternoons'

Strong man of the bush marks kiwi conservation milestone

 

7 April - Scoop.co.nz

Mother and son reunion marks special conservation milestone

 

7 April - Voxy.co.nz

Mother and son reunion marks special conservation milestone

 

7 April - Voxy.co.nz

200th kiwi chick released in Hawke's Bay forest

 

6 April - Maori Television

200th kiwi released back into wilderness

 

6 April - Hawke's Bay Today

Emotional day as 200th kiwi released

 

27 March - Hawke's Bay Today

Nasty predator's teeth found in forest

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2013

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1 August - Northland Age

Stunning battler has come home

 

1 August - The Bay Chronicle

Rare species takes root

 

29 July - Bay of Plenty Times

Island provides seeds of hope

 

29 July - Northern Advocate

Island provides seeds of hope

 

8 July - Scoop.co.nz

DNA tests raise hope for elusive native plant

 

27 February - Radio NZ National

Hopes rare plant will thrive in the wild

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2012

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11th November - Sunday Star Times

The business of saving species

 

26th October - Hawkes Bay Today

Rare plants struggle to make a come back

 

24th October - Hawkes Bay Today

Forest refugees come home to Cape

 

28th July - Daily Post

Stage set for return of nature

 

18th July - Hawkes Bay Today

Wheel now turning full circle on Forests

 

17th July - Daily Post

Kiwis are blessed before release

 

19th June - Sunday Star-Times

Wintry kiwi baffle experts

 

19th June - Hawkes Bay Today
Trust's bird release down to a fine art

 

19th June - Hawkes Bay Today

Kiwi surprise trust with pair of late season eggs

 

11th June -Hawkes Bay Today

Rare Whio found living in Hawkes Bay

 

10th June - The Herald on Sunday

Surprise find of endangered Blue Ducks

 

15th May - Coast & Country news

Conserving native flora and fauna

 

13th February - Dominion Post

Hunter sends Kiwi into wild

 

13th February - The New Zealand Herald

Rachel sends 100th Kiwi on his way

 

13th February - The Press

Kiwi kissed off to forest

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2018

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30 November - Waateanews.com

Early flowers point to hot dry summer

 

12 November - Gisborne Herald

Forest back in native species

 

21 August - Scoop.co.nz

New crop of kiwi set to return to Hawke’s Bay forests

 

20 June - Forest and Bird magazine, Winter edition

Pine No More

 

14 April - The New Zealand Herald

Local specialist Tamsin Ward-Smith joins Mangataniwha Kiwi Project

 

7 April - Hawke’s Bay Today

Kiwi with special connection to Sir Paul McCartney released into wild

 

6 April - Scoop.co.nz

Conservation trust snares specialist support

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23 January 2018 - Gisborne Herald

Bumper crop of kiwi eggs at Maungataniwha

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2016

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25 October - Hawke's Bay Today

Kiwi project given boost to funding

 

22 October - Hawke's Bay Today

Kiwi find safe haven at Cape Sanctuary

 

15 August - Sun Live

Fears for kiwi hatchlings

 

15 August - TVNZ

Special mission to rescue unhatched kiwi after cold snap

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2014

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3 November - NZ Woman's Weekly

Hemi wings it!

 

22 October - The Southland Times

Hollyford trust seeks council funding

 

15 October - Northland Age

Life and limb risked for rarest seeds

 

5 October - Daily Post, Rotorua Bay of Plenty

Saving species worth the risks

 

1 October - Whio Forever

First wild Whio ducklings hatch

 

30 September - Conservation Blog (DOC)

Update from DOC D-G Lou Sanson

 

22 September - Conservation Blog (DOC)

Keep an eye out for Kakabeak

 

22 September - What's up, DOC?

Hunters and trampers urged to report sightings of rare Kakabeak this Spring

 

22 September - Scoop.co.nz

Kiwi conservationists on trend alert

 

11 September - Conservation Blog (DOC)

Hunters and trampers urged to report sightings of rare kakabeak this spring

 

9 September - Business Scoop

Bush-goers asked to report sightings of endangered plant

 

6 September - The New Zealand Herald

Kiwi bird hatched after 78 days of incubation

 

9 June - Hutt News

Fossil find gives collection boost

 

9 June - Hawke's Bay Today

Fossil found in Hawke's Bay

 

9 June - The New Zealand Herald

Dinosaur-era fossil discovered in Hawkes Bay stream bed

 

9 June - Archaeology News Network

Geologists 'trip over' large ammonite fossil in New Zealand

 

9 June - Morning Report, Radio New Zealand

Giant fossil found by NZ Paleontologists

 

31 May - The Home & Garden Show, Radio Live

Saving Rare Species Like The Kakabeak

 

24 April - Our Changing World', Radio New Zealand

Saving Kakabeak in the wild'

 

19 April - Hawke's Bay Today

Dry conditions may affect bay Kiwis' shrinking eggs

 

4 April - Our Changing World', Radio New Zealand Herald

Dinosaur fossils in Hawke's Bay'

 

24 March - The New Zealand Herald 

Endangered ducks thrive in Hawke's Bay waterways

 

Feb - Forest & Bird magazine

Kakabeak making a come back

 

17 Jan - Element magazine

Whio? Whew! River rafters on the hunt for ducks

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2011

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26 April - www.nzpcn.org.nz

Remarkable new discoveries of kakabeak

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2009

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March - Alfresco Magazine

Where the Wild Things Are

Forest Lifeforce Restoration Trust - Predator control, plant propagation, forest restoration and species recovery are all part of its remit and comprise the bulk of its activity. Flagship projects include the Maungataniwha Kiwi Project, fast carving out a name for itself as one of the most prolific and successful kiwi conservation initiatives.

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