Kiwi handler Steve McManus prepares to release the recovered bird while Kaia De Goldi, 9, and Bodyn De Goldi, 3, look on. Photo / suppliedA kiwi left bloodied and surrounded by feathers when hit by a car in the Mid North has been returned to the wild after making a full recovery. By the time Petersen turned around it was standing up, dazed and surrounded by feathers, and definitely a kiwi. Webb called back a week later to say the female kiwi had recovered and was ready for freedom. The Department of Conservation and Waimate North Landcare group enlisted a kiwi handler and released the national icon not far from where it was found.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 25, 2020 16:03 UTC