2024
2023
30 November 2023
Conservation work continues despite ongoing Gabrielle disruption
29 November 2023
“Weird” kiwi nesting behaviour marks new egg-retrieval season
11 October 2023
Wet summer sets kiwi conservationists up for yet another record
7 September 2023
Forward thinking saves critically-endangered plants from Gabrielle’s wrath
16 June 2023
Gabrielle uncovers new secrets set in stone
7 March 2023
“Hugely significant” kiwi conservation milestone marked
31 January 2023
2022
21 July 2022
Migrating kiwi discover Promised Land
7 July 2022
New fossil discovered in Hawke’s Bay biodiversity hotspot
30 May 2022
Forest Lifeforce Restoration Trust passes 500 kiwi milestone
8 April 2022
Rare duck makes Hawke’s Bay come-back
24 March 2022
New step forward for ‘Pine to natives’ forest conversion project
16 March 2022
Third record on the trot for Hawke’s Bay kiwi conservation programme
2021
17 December 2021
Trust lifts more kiwi eggs than ever in first half of ‘bumper’ nesting season
17 November 2021
Drive to save ‘nationally critical’ kākābeak gets back-blocks boost
13 October 2021
Cash injection for ‘Pine to natives’ forest conversion project
5 August 2021
Record numbers for Hawke’s Bay kiwi conservation programme
2 July 2021
Feral dogs undermine Hawke’s Bay kiwi conservation efforts
24 May 2021
Moa remnant found in Hawke’s Bay forest
23 April 2021
Forest Lifeforce Restoration Trust passes 400 kiwi milestone
26 March 2021
Kiwi endowment fund “essential” for future conservation work, says Trust
18 February 2021
Good start to kiwi conservation season
2020
16 September 2020
New kiwi nesting season off to a flying start
27 July 2020
One-take wonders – hungry kiwi turn their backs on second eggs
21 July 2020
Rare mistletoe come-back in Hawke’s Bay back-blocks astonishes conservationists
2019
18 December 2019
Snappy discovery leads to award for fossil-hunter
09 December 2019
Kiwi eggs rolling in despite late start
21 August 2019
An audacious plan to save a rare species
05 August 2019
New crop of kiwi returning to Hawke’s Bay forests
28 June 2019
Kiwi search brings more birds into the fold
Rat numbers set to explode in forests this Spring
2018
29 November 2018
Forest indicators warn of a challenging 2019
31 August 2018
Trust injects $250k into North Island kiwi conservation
20 August 2018
New crop of kiwi set to return to Hawke’s Bay forests
06 April 2018
Conservation trust snares specialist support
22 February 2018
NZ’s largest pine-to-native forest regeneration project reaches major milestone
2017
04 December 2017
Bumper season for kiwi egg collection
31 August 2017
Unchipped kiwi excite Hawke’s Bay conservators
15 July 2017
“Encouraging” results from Maungataniwha kiwi call count
16 June 2017
Job done - Kevin marks turning point for kiwi conservancy
02 March 2017
DOC grant boosts Hawke’s Bay predator eradication work
2016
09 December 2016
Dinosaur treasure trove lures doco crew to Maungataniwha
25 October 2016
Funding doubles for Hawke’s Bay kiwi project
14 August 2016
Snow hampers start of Kiwi egg collection season
28 July 2016
War on predators: capture collective wisdom, Trust says
2015
23 September 2015
Conservation Trust invests further in Hawke’s Bay
21 August 2015
Pine clearance boosts record-setting native bush recovery
28 July 2015
Rachel Hunter welcomes budget cash for kiwi; spotlights other species
10 July 2015
Cash grant for Hawke’s Bay whio initiative
01 July 2015
June 2015
Hawke’s Bay conservation know-how spreads south to the Fiords
07 April 2015
Mother and son reunion marks special conservation milestone
26 March 2015
Researchers stumble across find with a bite
2014
06 November 2014
DNA tests complete Kakabeak jigsaw
22 September 2014
Kiwi conservationists on trend alert
09 September 2014
09 June 2014
Hawke’s Bay ‘treasure trove’ yields another important fossil find
17 April 2014
Tired kiwi laying smaller eggs?
24 March 2014
‘Encouraging’ Blue Duck numbers in inland Hawke’s Bay
2013
02 December 2013
Mass planting boosts rare tree numbers by 10 percent
20 November 2013
Rare find boosts hope for Kakabeak
05 September 2013
Bocky the kiwi marks Trust’s home hundred
27 July 2013
‘Stunning battler’ returns to Northland
08 July 2013
DNA test raise hope for elusive native plant
April 2013
26 February 2013
Cliff scramble gives critically rare plant a shot at survival
21 January 2013
Explosive new recovery technique for endangered Kakabeak
2012
06 November 2012
23 October 2012
Hawke’s Bay whio initiative gets cash grant
05 October 2012
Trust teams with Lincoln to kill predators
21 September 2012
Funding boost for forest conservation in Hawke’s Bay
28 June 2012
Kiwi home-swap deepens the gene pool
17 June 2012
Late arrival for Hawke’s Bay kiwi egg
10 June 2012
Hawke’s Bay come-back for rare Blue Duck
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.
