What’s on
Kiwi Caravan - School Holiday Programme
Come and explore our mobile Kiwi Caravan and join us for some fun, interactive, nature based activities in Ōhope.
Nature Discovery Walk - School Holiday Programme
Join us for a fun-filled adventure exploring in ŌhopeScenic Reserve! Enjoy a kiwi kōrero, nature hunt, exciting games, building bug hotels, a rope scramble, native tree discovery, and bird identification. Perfect for curious young explorers these holidays! 🐦🌱
Cost: $10 per child
For more details contact Helen at 027 363 8581 or Education@whakatanekiwi.org.nz. 🌿
Bush, Biodiversity and Telemetry
Enjoy a private walking tour of the Whakatāne and Ōhope Scenic Reserves where you’ll not only learn about the fascinating wildlife and the Trust's conservation efforts but also have the opportunity to assist with the daily data collection of our monitored kiwi birds. Numerous dates available!
Kiwi Tracker Walk - School Holiday Programme
Join us for a fun-filled adventure exploring in ŌhopeScenic Reserve! Enjoy a kiwi kōrero, nature hunt, exciting games, building bug hotels, a rope scramble, native tree discovery, and bird identification. Perfect for curious young explorers these holidays! 🐦🌱
Cost: $10 per child
Kiwi Caravan - School Holiday Programme
Come and explore our mobile Kiwi Caravan and join us for some fun, interactive, nature based activities in Ōhope.
Nature Discovery Walk - School Holiday Programme
Join us for a fun-filled adventure exploring in ŌhopeScenic Reserve! Enjoy a kiwi kōrero, nature hunt, exciting games, building bug hotels, a rope scramble, native tree discovery, and bird identification. Perfect for curious young explorers these holidays! 🐦🌱
Cost: $10 per child
For more details contact Helen at 027 363 8581 or Education@whakatanekiwi.org.nz. 🌿
Bush, Biodiversity and Telemetry
Enjoy a private walking tour of the Whakatāne and Ōhope Scenic Reserves where you’ll not only learn about the fascinating wildlife and the Trust's conservation efforts but also have the opportunity to assist with the daily data collection of our monitored kiwi birds. Numerous dates available!
Kiwi Tracker Walk - School Holiday Programme
Join us for a fun-filled adventure exploring in ŌhopeScenic Reserve! Enjoy a kiwi kōrero, nature hunt, exciting games, building bug hotels, a rope scramble, native tree discovery, and bird identification. Perfect for curious young explorers these holidays! 🐦🌱
Cost: $10 per child
Kiwi Caravan - School Holiday Programme
Come and explore our mobile Kiwi Caravan and join us for some fun, interactive, nature based activities in Ōhope.
Nature Discovery Walk - School Holiday Programme
Join us for a fun-filled adventure exploring in ŌhopeScenic Reserve! Enjoy a kiwi kōrero, nature hunt, exciting games, building bug hotels, a rope scramble, native tree discovery, and bird identification. Perfect for curious young explorers these holidays! 🐦🌱
Cost: $10 per child
For more details contact Helen at 027 363 8581 or Education@whakatanekiwi.org.nz. 🌿
Bush, Biodiversity and Telemetry
Enjoy a private walking tour of the Whakatāne and Ōhope Scenic Reserves where you’ll not only learn about the fascinating wildlife and the Trust's conservation efforts but also have the opportunity to assist with the daily data collection of our monitored kiwi birds. Numerous dates available!
Kiwi Tracker Walk - School Holiday Programme
Join us for a fun-filled adventure exploring in ŌhopeScenic Reserve! Enjoy a kiwi kōrero, nature hunt, exciting games, building bug hotels, a rope scramble, native tree discovery, and bird identification. Perfect for curious young explorers these holidays! 🐦🌱
Cost: $10 per child
Bush, Biodiversity and Telemetry
Enjoy a private walking tour of the Whakatāne and Ōhope Scenic Reserves where you’ll not only learn about the fascinating wildlife and the Trust's conservation efforts but also have the opportunity to assist with the daily data collection of our monitored kiwi birds. Numerous dates available!
Bush, Biodiversity and Telemetry
Enjoy a private walking tour of the Whakatāne and Ōhope Scenic Reserves where you’ll not only learn about the fascinating wildlife and the Trust's conservation efforts but also have the opportunity to assist with the daily data collection of our monitored kiwi birds. Numerous dates available!
Bush, Biodiversity and Telemetry
Enjoy a private walking tour of the Whakatāne and Ōhope Scenic Reserves where you’ll not only learn about the fascinating wildlife and the Trust's conservation efforts but also have the opportunity to assist with the daily data collection of our monitored kiwi birds. Numerous dates available!
Bush, Biodiversity and Telemetry
Enjoy a private walking tour of the Whakatāne and Ōhope Scenic Reserves where you’ll not only learn about the fascinating wildlife and the Trust's conservation efforts but also have the opportunity to assist with the daily data collection of our monitored kiwi birds. Numerous dates available!
Kiwi Aversion Training
It doesn’t take a huge hunting dog to kill a kiwi – even a playful or curious bite can damage a kiwi’s internal organs and result in death.
You can minimise this risk by getting your dog 'Kiwi Aversion' trained at our next training session.
Kiwi Aversion Training
It doesn’t take a huge hunting dog to kill a kiwi – even a playful or curious bite can damage a kiwi’s internal organs and result in death.
You can minimise this risk by getting your dog 'Kiwi Aversion' trained at our next training session.
Kids Discovery Dusk Walk!
Looking for a fun activity with the kids these school holidays? Why not embark on an exciting night-time bush adventure!
Kids school holiday colouring competition
🎨✨ Get your creativity on these school holidays! ✨🎨
Swing by the Whakatāne Library and grab your entry for the Whakatāne Kiwi Trust Colouring Competition! Running from Friday, 27th September to Saturday, 12th October, this is your chance to show off your coloring skills and win some awesome prizes! 🥳🎁
Kōrero for Kiwi
Grab a friend or five and join us for an evening of awe-inspiring storytelling at the Whakatāne Kiwi Trust annual fundraiser “Kōrero for Kiwi”!
Kiwi Aversion Training
It doesn’t take a huge hunting dog to kill a kiwi – even a playful or curious bite can damage a kiwi’s internal organs and result in death.
You can minimise this risk by getting your dog 'Kiwi Aversion' trained at our next training session.
Kiwi Light Trail - Trust Horizon Light up Whakatane
The Whakatāne Kiwi Trust are taking part in this years Trust horizon light up Whakatane – light festival 2024!
Kiwi Capital Beer Launch
The Whakatāne Kiwi Trust is excited to be in collaboration with Mata Brewery and local artist Sam Poots to launch it's very own beer - Kiwi Capital!
We are having a launch event at Mata to showcase Kiwi Capital and would love…
Night Walks
Don't hibernate this winter! Wrap up warm, grab a torch and explore the REAL Whakatāne Night Life scene with the Whakatāne Kiwi Trust!
Yearly Events
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Kiwi Aversion Training
Be a responsible dog owner.
Whakatāne kiwi might be in your backyard or just off the trail – training your dog could save a kiwi’s life! Kiwi aren’t like other birds – dogs find their strong musky smell particularly interesting. And, without wing muscles to protect it, the kiwi’s chest structure is easily crushed in a dog’s mouth. It doesn’t take a huge hunting dog to kill a kiwi – even a playful or curious bite can damage a kiwi’s internal organs and result in death. Statistically, dogs are the main threat to adult kiwi.
Find out when the next training is on near you
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Kiwi Wandering Trail
Come wander with our kiwi – Haere mai kia hikoi me ngā kiwi
Whakatāne is known as the Kiwi Capital of the World thanks to how close North Island brown kiwi live to our town. But our feathered neighbours are masters of camouflage and hide-n-seek, so not everyone realises Whakatāne has so many kiwi.
Enter the Kiwi Wandering Trail: ten life-like, life‑size bronze kiwi statues which wander right through the heart of Whakatāne.
The bronze kiwi sculptures form an educational walk, fit for families and people of all abilities, while also reminding the residents of Whakatāne that we have real live kiwi wandering in our backyards too!
You can pick up a brochure with the clues from the i-SITE or Te Kōputu a Te Whanga a Toi – Library and Exhibition Centre, or download it here.
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Night Walks
Our night walks season runs from April to July each year, as this is the best time to hear kiwi calling to each other.
Come along and learn about our local kiwi population and the work being done by our amazing volunteers to protect our national icon and other native taonga (treasures). Please be aware that it is unlikely that you will see a wild kiwi on this walk – they tend to run a mile when they hear a dozen humans coming down the path! However, kiwi calls are heard on most night walks, as well as other birds such as weka and ruru (morepork). There’s also plenty of other things to see – such as wētā, tunnel web spiders, harvestmen, peripatus, glow-in-the-dark fungi and glow worms!
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Fairbrother Loop Walk
The Fairbrother Loop Walk is the first portion of the Ōhope Scenic Reserve. It takes one hour if you take the full loop back to Ōhope.
Enjoy a self-guided walk of the Fairbrother Loop. Night or day it's an exciting place to visit and takes approximately one hour to complete. There are information panels and a number of markers that will guide you on your journey. Download the self-guided map for points of interest and information about the wildlife you might encounter.
Fairbrother Loop Self-guided walk map - (PDF, 472 KB)
Time needed: Approximately 1 hour
To protect the wildlife, including kiwi, dogs are not permitted on the track.