For the first time in generations, wild kiwi are roaming Wellington’s bushland, as an ambitious project to bring the national bird back to the nation’s capital takes flight. READ MORE:* The capital Kiwis bringing back our bird* Kiwi to call the capital home as huge conservation project comes to fruition* Capital Kiwi Project: Mākara kids 'excited' to have kiwi roaming the hillsJUAN ZARAMA PERINI/Stuff A powhiri marked the return of of the taonga of the kiwi to Wellington’s bushland. The Capital Kiwi Project was the brain child of self-described “bird nerd” Paul Ward. JUAN ZARAMA PERINI/Stuff A child takes a peak at one of the kiwi relocated to Mākara as part of the Capital Kiwi project. He said Ngāti Maniapoto Ngāti Hinewai members were “more than proud” to support the work of the Capital Kiwi Project.

Source: Stuff November 19, 2022 14:01 UTC