Kiwi were also being moved to Wellington, Taranaki and Tongariro.<\/p>\n
\u201cSourcing kiwi for translocation and release into Karioi R\u0101hui has been a long-held aspiration of Ng\u0101ti Rangi in re-establishing both presence and responsibilities in the area,\u201d Leahy said. <\/p>\n
She said signs and training dogs to avoid kiwi were vital to keeping them \u201cprotected, healthy and present across our rohe\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhile we celebrate both the observations and the calling that signify kiwi presence in the area, we join with other agencies in encouraging responsible community action.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ng\u0101ti Rangi kaihonohono-a-rohe (environmental and relationship adviser) Fred Clark said they had submitted a proposal, alongside Save the Kiwi, to release more kiwi in the area by 2030.<\/p>\n
The nationwide kiwi population is declining by 2% every year, according to Save the Kiwi\u2019s website.<\/p>\n
Ng\u0101ti Rangi and DoC said on Thursday that the recent sighting was a \u201cwonderful moment\u201d.<\/p>\n
It was unconfirmed which conservation area the reported kiwi had come from.<\/p>\n
DoC principal ranger Serena Taylor said an adult male kiwi\u2019s call was also heard on Te Ara Mangawhero, just off the Mountain Rd, last week.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese records are thrilling but also strike a note of caution,\u201d Taylor said.<\/p>\n
\u201cKiwi have very fragile bodies. They don\u2019t have the strong breastbones other birds have, so even a gentle nudge from a curious dog can crush their ribs and internal organs. All dogs, no matter their breed, can act on instinct and chase or kill a kiwi.<\/p>\n
\u201cA responsible dog owner out naturing can do two things to protect kiwi: always follow the rules for an area, whether it be no dogs, dogs on lead, or otherwise; and if you\u2019re regularly out in the bush with your dog, get kiwi avoidance certification,\u201d Taylor said.<\/p>\n
Kiwi avoidance training is frequently available in the Ruapehu area at little to no cost.<\/p>\n
Three Ng\u0101ti Rangi members were recently trained as certified kiwi handlers, Clark said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd we\u2019re into the second phase of developing the training programme.\u201d<\/p>\n
Efforts had been led by Ng\u0101ti Rangi, Doc and Save the Kiwi, with support from Predator Free Ohakune, local volunteer trappers and the community at Puketawa and Slip Tracks.<\/p>\n
Department of Conservation (DoC) and Ruapehu iwi Ng\u0101ti Rangi are urging caution and responsible community action after the first known sighting of a kiwi at Rangatauanui Lake.<\/p>\n
Noam M\u0101nuka Lazarus (Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua o Kaipara) is a multimedia journalist at the Whanganui Chronicle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kiwi were also being moved to Wellington, Taranaki and Tongariro. \u201cSourcing kiwi for translocation and release into Karioi…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":564716,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1975,1558,1888,194,13207,4505,3180,111,139,69,277454,277927,147,190179,59684,1240,406,40482],"class_list":["post-564715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-at","tag-been","tag-first","tag-kiwi","tag-lake","tag-moment","tag-near","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-ohakune","tag-rangatauanui","tag-science","tag-sighted","tag-sighting","tag-south","tag-wildlife","tag-wonderful"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=564715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/564716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=564715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=564715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=564715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}