Rowi blog
Rowi are based in and around the 11,000 hectare Okarito Kiwi Sanctuary (near Franz Josef/Waiau). This blog was created over the course of two years from 2009–2011 and documents the highs and lows of working with a species of kiwi that number less than 400.
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Posted December 7, 2012
Highlighting the ups, downs and take offs of the Rowi team…Read more
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Posted December 7, 2012
We recently had our regular trip to Motuara Island to check the health of our juveniles from last year…Read more
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Posted December 7, 2012
So the much anticipated rowi release day arrived! 35 rowi juveniles to be released in one go...…Read more
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Posted December 7, 2012
Last week I was invited to go along with rowi rangers Duncan and Sarah, to check up on rowi living on …Read more
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Posted December 7, 2012
Late last year, BNZ ran a competition for all their customers who held a Kiwi eftpos card.…Read more
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Posted December 7, 2012
We had been invited to talk to the students about their new kiwi neighbours in north Okarito forest.…Read more
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Posted December 7, 2012
I often wonder if the rowi’s preference for cutty grass is directly related to outsmarting the range…Read more
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Posted November 30, 2012
Last month, Rein’s trip to Motuara included a visit from the DOC species dog certifier. While there,…Read more
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Posted November 30, 2012
We had two pairs of rowi that we were hoping would have a newborn chick each, so we headed out for our…Read more
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Posted November 29, 2012
Iain reached in to check the egg and a rock fell from the roof of the burrow landing right on top of i…Read more
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Posted November 29, 2012
November brings the part of the year rowi rangers love best, when they get to bring the healthy young …Read more
