A kiwi chick released into Pukenui Forest after the egg, which was found in the forest, was hatched at the Bird Recovery Centre. Six kiwis to be released in Northland will be named after the six youngest people killed in the Christchurch terrorist attacks. Trust chairwoman Tanya Cook said the release of the next 12 birds cemented the good work being done. She credited rangers Bevan Cramp and Ben Lovell with doing an exceptional job, tramping through the forest tracking the first 12 birds released. Cramp was busy organising the logistics of the release which included catching 12 suitable kiwi on the Hauraki Gulf kiwi-creche island of Motuora.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 04, 2019 20:26 UTC