Kiwi House News & Media

Read news and stories about the Otorohanga Kiwi House & Native Bird Park here.

New look for pioneer Kiwi House
Otorohanga's Kiwi House is getting a $730,000 makeover to bring the tourist attraction into the 21st century.
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Bird in the hand wins hearts of golden pair
John and Janet Greenwood's family bought the naming rights for a kiwi chick at the Otorohanga Kiwi House for a 50th wedding anniversary gift for John and Janet...
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This video is from the Otorohanga Kiwi House & Native Bird Park and shows a Kiwi chick hatched 11 October 2009 being removed from its underground burrow to ensure its survival as this species of native New Zealand bird is a threatened species. The Kiwi chick is then weighed and placed in a brooder, once the chick has grown to a satisfactory size and weight it will be released into the wild.

MARCH 2009
Laurel Watson visited Otorohanga "Kiwiana Town" and the Kiwi House & Native Bird Park – the Watson family had a wonderful time! » read more

FEBRUARY 2009
Prime Minister, John Key, opened our new falcon aviary in February 2009 and got up close and personal to a young kiwi bird... » read more