Editing Kiwi (bird) (section)

===Sanctuaries===
In 2000, the [[New Zealand Department of Conservation|Department of Conservation]] set up five kiwi sanctuaries focused on developing methods to protect kiwi and to increase their numbers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our work with kiwi|url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/kiwi/docs-work/|access-date=2021-07-03|website=www.doc.govt.nz|language=en-nz|archive-date=4 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304005915/https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/kiwi/docs-work/|url-status=live}}</ref>
:There are three kiwi sanctuaries in the North Island:
:*Whangarei Kiwi Sanctuary (for Northland [[North Island brown kiwi|brown kiwi]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us – Whangarei Native Bird Recovery Centre, Whangarei|url=https://www.nbr.org.nz/about-us/|access-date=2021-07-03|language=en-NZ|archive-date=6 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206213626/https://www.nbr.org.nz/about-us/|url-status=live}}</ref>
:*Moehau Kiwi Sanctuary on the Coromandel Peninsula (Coromandel [[North Island brown kiwi|brown kiwi]])<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=The Regions – Kiwis for kiwi|url=https://www.kiwisforkiwi.org/what-we-do/saving-the-kiwi/the-regions/|access-date=2021-07-03|website=www.kiwisforkiwi.org|archive-date=31 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131161511/https://www.kiwisforkiwi.org/what-we-do/saving-the-kiwi/the-regions/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Kiwi Sanctuary – Moehau Environment Group|url=http://meg.org.nz/projects/our-kiwi-sanctuary/|access-date=2021-07-03|language=en-US|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126105320/http://meg.org.nz/projects/our-kiwi-sanctuary/|url-status=live}}</ref>
:*Tongariro Kiwi Sanctuary near Taupō (western [[North Island brown kiwi|brown kiwi]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Operation Nest Egg|url=https://www.tongariro.org.nz/operation-nest-egg-1|access-date=2021-07-03|website=Project Tongariro|language=en-GB|archive-date=7 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207204719/https://www.tongariro.org.nz/operation-nest-egg-1/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-11-05|title=Tongariro Forest Kiwi Sanctuary :: Kiwis for kiwi|url=https://www.kiwisforkiwi.org/what-we-do/who-are-kiwis-for-kiwi/kiwi-sanctuaries/tongariro/|access-date=2021-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105132033/https://www.kiwisforkiwi.org/what-we-do/who-are-kiwis-for-kiwi/kiwi-sanctuaries/tongariro/|archive-date=5 November 2012}}</ref>
:and two in the South Island:
:*Okarito Kiwi Sanctuary ([[Okarito kiwi]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kiwis for kiwi, protecting our national bird – About Rowi|url=https://www.kiwisforkiwi.org/about-kiwi/kiwi-species/rowi/|access-date=2021-07-03|website=www.kiwisforkiwi.org|archive-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302080555/https://www.kiwisforkiwi.org/about-kiwi/kiwi-species/rowi/|url-status=live}}</ref>
:*Haast Kiwi Sanctuary ([[Haast tokoeka]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Haast Tokoeka :: Kiwis for kiwi|url=https://www.kiwisforkiwi.org/about-kiwi/kiwi-species/tokoeka/haast-tokoeka/|access-date=2021-07-03|website=www.kiwisforkiwi.org|archive-date=2 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202214304/https://www.kiwisforkiwi.org/about-kiwi/kiwi-species/tokoeka/haast-tokoeka/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tokoeka|url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/kiwi/tokoeka/|access-date=2021-07-03|website=www.doc.govt.nz|language=en-nz|archive-date=27 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227034801/https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/kiwi/tokoeka/|url-status=live}}</ref>

A number of other [[Ecological island|mainland conservation islands]] and fenced sanctuaries have significant populations of kiwi, including:
* [[Karori Wildlife Sanctuary|Zealandia]] fenced sanctuary in Wellington ([[little spotted kiwi]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Little Spotted Kiwi|url=https://www.visitzealandia.com/About/Wildlife/Birds/Little-Spotted-Kiwi|access-date=2021-07-03|website=www.visitzealandia.com|archive-date=4 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604073712/https://www.visitzealandia.com/About/Wildlife/Birds/Little-Spotted-Kiwi|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Maungatautari Restoration Project]] in Waikato ([[North Island brown kiwi|brown kiwi]])<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Relocating chicks to kōhanga – Kiwis for kiwi|url=https://www.kiwisforkiwi.org/what-we-do/saving-the-kiwi/the-programme/relocating-chicks-to-kohanga/|access-date=2021-07-03|website=www.kiwisforkiwi.org|archive-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302075043/https://www.kiwisforkiwi.org/what-we-do/saving-the-kiwi/the-programme/relocating-chicks-to-kohanga/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari – About us|url=https://www.sanctuarymountain.co.nz/about-us|access-date=2021-07-03|website=MOCA|archive-date=5 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305202518/https://www.sanctuarymountain.co.nz/about-us|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Birds {{!}} Our Wildlife|url=https://www.sanctuarymountain.co.nz/birds|access-date=2021-07-03|website=MOCA|archive-date=5 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305202525/https://www.sanctuarymountain.co.nz/birds|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Bushy Park Forest Reserve]] near Kai Iwi, Whanganui ([[North Island brown kiwi|brown kiwi]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bushy Park bird list Jan 2019 (1).pdf|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DD2li-6Zp2T8q5j82vh23gQZ5liY7TSW/view?usp=sharing&usp=embed_facebook|access-date=2021-07-03|website=Google Docs|archive-date=3 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703234957/https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DD2li-6Zp2T8q5j82vh23gQZ5liY7TSW/view?usp=sharing&usp=embed_facebook|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Otanewainuku Forest]] in the [[Bay of Plenty Region]] ([[North Island brown kiwi|brown kiwi]])<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Otanewainuku Kiwi Trust :: Kiwis for kiwi|url=https://www.kiwisforkiwi.org/what-we-do/who-are-kiwis-for-kiwi/community-efforts/bay-of-plenty/otanewainuku-kiwi-trust/|access-date=2021-07-03|website=www.kiwisforkiwi.org|archive-date=1 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201155022/https://www.kiwisforkiwi.org/what-we-do/who-are-kiwis-for-kiwi/community-efforts/bay-of-plenty/otanewainuku-kiwi-trust/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Hurunui Mainland Island]], south branch, Hurunui River, North Canterbury ([[Apteryx haastii|great spotted kiwi]])

North Island brown kiwi were introduced to the [[Cape Sanctuary]] in [[Hawke's Bay Region|Hawke's Bay]] between 2008 and 2011, which in turn provided captive-raised chicks that were released back into Maungataniwha Native Forest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naturespace.org.nz/history/history-of-cape-sanctuary |title=History of Cape Sanctuary|website=Nature Space |access-date=11 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118013340/http://www.naturespace.org.nz/history/history-of-cape-sanctuary |archive-date=18 January 2015  }}</ref>

Sanctuaries for kiwi are also referred to as 'kōhanga sites'<ref name=":1" /> from the Māori word for 'nest' or 'nursery'.<ref>{{Cite web|title=kōhanga – Māori Dictionary|url=https://maoridictionary.co.nz/search?idiom=&phrase=&proverb=&loan=&histLoanWords=&keywords=k%C5%8Dhanga|access-date=2021-07-03|website=maoridictionary.co.nz|archive-date=3 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303175400/https://maoridictionary.co.nz/search?idiom=&phrase=&proverb=&loan=&histLoanWords=&keywords=k%C5%8Dhanga|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:TWC Wildlife Centre• Stewart Nimmo • MRD 8502.jpg|thumb|The West Coast Wildlife Centre, at [[Franz Josef / Waiau|Franz Josef]] on the southern West Coast of New Zealand, is part of Project Nest Egg, breeding the vulnerable local species of kiwi known as the [[Okarito kiwi|rowi]].]]