Kaitiakitanga - Princess Beatrice and the Whirinaki Kiwi recovery programme

What you will not find in the report is the Whakapapa (geneology) of this remarkable royal bird. The Maori name she was given at birth was pikopiko; because she was curled up and opened like the edible fern frond she was named after.

This is her birthplace in the Whirinaki. Here you see her father who had the job of sitting on the egg.

Her father's name is Pohatu ma (White Rock) so named because the stream catchment where they have their territory has a large and very unusual limestone (re-crystallised calcitite) outcrop on it. (We only discovered this when going to find these birds, so they really led our geologists there to take samples)

whaea riri Her mother Whaia riri (Angry Bird) was so named because she does a good job of guarding the nest and makes loud noises to try to frighten enemies off. You can see that she has a very long beak which she uses as a weapon.

Here is a picture story that explains how one of our tamariki (a child) of those Kiwi parents we care for as part of our Ngati Whare whanau (family) in the Whirinaki Rainforest, has been adopted by British royalty.

Eggs from breeding pairs in Whirinaki are taken for hatching in Rotorua where they are raised until the are large enough to repel preditors like stoats, then returned.

time to go thanks mum

visit our friends at Tawhio Kura at Murupara on the way

The powhiri to welcome Kareao back at Te Kura Toitu o Te Whaiti Nui-a-Toi in Minginu

His new home at The Sanctuary

All the best Brother

Locating him

The fence above keeps these sharp teeth out

VIDEO OF THE CLOSEUP PROGRAM TO CELEBRATE THE 100TH KIWI EGG - sorry still coming so try this.

Resources:

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The BNZ Kiwi Recovery programme site

See also the DOC Kiwi Recovery and information site:
http://www.doc.govt.nz/Conservation/001~Plants-and-Animals/001~Native-Animals/Kiwi/index.asp

And also report on plans for Kiwi recovery program
http://www.kiwirecovery.org.nz/NR/rdonlyres/4C0FB408-1525-461E-8F5F-09649F8D5211/0/TSRP50.pdf

VISIT TAWHAOWHAO's NEW WHIRINAKI KIWI TRACKER BLOGSITE - click here

Outcomes expected: Kiwi sustainably re-established in Whirinaki

Start Date: Ongoing DOC project
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Budget: DOC Project

Nominal Project Leader: Andy Blick , Minginui resident is contracted to look after this project in Whirinaki

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What Andree a sustainability writer discovered about Kaitiakitanga
Check out our school's Energy Monitoring / Weatherstation project
WEMZ - The Whirinaki Ecological Restoration Zone - a project with DOC
Building our new visitor information kiosk on the main road
Take a photo tour through our valley see restoration work needed
Pending - our Whirinaki Centre, Nursary and Recycling Projects
Celebrate what our friends at Hokianga Harbourcare are doing
Our Network's Mycorestoration Research Project - Fungi and mushroom
Thanks MfE for a big toxin cleanup on our millsites - July 07
Thanks TPK for facilitating Govt support for Minginui initiatives
Our Community Digital Strategy pending - Whirinaki Interactive - Dec 06
Our Lopez friends help Raglan initiate an affordable housing program
Prince Andrew adopts our Kiwi, Princess Beatrice on Mokoia Is Mar 07
Our Project to upgrade our water supply in Minginui Mar 07
Our network on the Kiwi Youth Voice learning journey to US. Mar 07
Our network at Youth Voice Digital Earth Summit on Sustainbility Aug 06
We welcomed Hunter Lovins 7-9 July 06, VIDEO view NZ tour resources
Thanks Waikato University for help with broadband 05
Thanks Housing Corp, house painting and marae restoration teams
Go Tramping in Whirinaki. See Kaka, Kiwi, Weka, Robin, Blueduck
Report Living Organisation workshops. Tipu Ake presented worldwide 05
Report Hikoi to Indigenous Knowledges Conf , Well, NZ. June 05
Thanks to UNITEC Architecture Students for help with town plans 04
Report on Sustainable Resources Conf, Colorado 04
Report on PMI Global Forum, Los Angeles Tipu Ake paper 04
Report on Sharing Indigenous Wisdom Conf, Wisconsin, June 04
Int and local visitors attend Tipu Ake Retreat March 04 See report
MPs Horomia and Mallard open our new merged area school Jan 04
Trip to Whaingaroa Env Gp Raglan, Jan04 learnings, VIDEO view

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