Pukaha Mount Bruce - Latest News [Page 2]
2012 Pukaha Mount Bruce Garden Tour announced
Friday, 24 August 2012, 12:15 pm | Pukaha Mount Bruce
We are delighted to announce that we are again mounting a Wairarapa Garden Tour (self-drive) as a fundraiser for Pukaha Mount Bruce. More >>
First Of All In Kiwi News, Manukura's Friend Has A Name!
Thursday, 2 August 2012, 8:55 am | Pukaha Mount Bruce
The name has multiple meanings which include burrow/middle /beautiful and prized or cherished. A very fitting name for a bird the Department of Conservation rangers describe as a fine young male. More >>
Lend a Hand at Pukaha Mount Bruce
Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 1:42 pm | Pukaha Mount Bruce
Switch off your computer, put your mobile phone on silent, turn off your TV and then close your eyes. Breathe in slowly and listen. More >>
The exciting times continue at Pukaha!
Wednesday, 25 April 2012, 2:33 pm | Pukaha Mount Bruce
If you're into your knitting, it's time to get out the blue wool - the lovely staff at DOC have confirmed Mauriora is a boy! Mauriora is doing really well in his outdoor enclosure. The DOC rangers say he is the stroppiest chick they have ever handled! ... More >>
Pukaha's Special Night definitely impressed!
Saturday, 7 April 2012, 11:51 am | Pukaha Mount Bruce
150 people had a wonderful night on Saturday night at Pukaha's Twilight Dinner at Pukaha Mount Bruce. This was the first time we had undertaken such a large and important dinner, so we were thrilled everything went so well. More >>
Second White Kiwi Brings White Christmas To Pukaha
Thursday, 22 December 2011, 11:45 am | Pukaha Mount Bruce
It’s a white Christmas at Pukaha Mount Bruce with the surprise hatching of a second rare white kiwi at the national wildlife centre. The chick hatched last Sunday in the centre’s kiwi nursery, where Manukura, the world’s first white kiwi hatched ... More >>
Rare white kiwi moves into nocturnal house
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 9:06 pm | Pukaha Mount Bruce
Manukura, the rare white kiwi making global headlines since she hatched six months ago, today moved into the nocturnal kiwi house at her Pukaha Mount Bruce home where she will soon be able to be seen by the public daily. More >>
Chiefly kiwi is a girl while boys warm new eggs
Friday, 5 August 2011, 12:24 pm | Pukaha Mount Bruce
Manukura, the first white kiwi chick hatched in captivity, is a girl. Seen as a sign of new beginnings by local Maori, the rare chick may be just that – because new, out-of-season kiwi eggs have been found in the native forest at her Pukaha Mount ... More >>
White kiwi chick graduates from nursery
Thursday, 2 June 2011, 12:13 pm | Pukaha Mount Bruce
Manukura, the white kiwi chick hatched on 1 May at Pukaha Mount Bruce, yesterday got its first feel for the outside world when it graduated from the centre’s kiwi house nursery to an outdoor enclosure in the forest reserve. More >>
Magic Manukura takes on the world
Friday, 27 May 2011, 2:20 pm | Pukaha Mount Bruce
Our little overnight sensation will be leaving the kiwi nursery by the end of May. If you wish to see him before leaves his little brooder box, please pop in and see us.There is no doubt; he has taken the world by storm. Within 10 minutes of announcing ... More >>
It has been a bumper breeding season
Sunday, 27 February 2011, 5:51 pm | Pukaha Mount Bruce
B> It has been a bumper breeding season. We have 11 healthy chicks so far and indications of two further nesting males. This prolific result is due to several factors; strong healthy birds trans-located from Great Barrier Island last May and the success of ... More >>
New kiwi house opens at Pukaha Mount Bruce
Friday, 11 February 2011, 3:22 pm | Pukaha Mount Bruce
New Zealand’s newest kiwi conservation experience opens to the public this week at Pukaha Mount Bruce where visitors to the national wildlife centre can get closer to the kiwi conservation effort there. The $1.3 million upgrade and expansion of ... More >>
Hunt for kiwi killer continues after more deaths
Monday, 9 August 2010, 5:05 pm | Pukaha Mount Bruce
A further five dead kiwi have been discovered in the Pukaha Mount Bruce Forest, following four kiwi deaths late last month, and the capture of a large male ferret. More >>