See conservation in action at one of the largest and most successful kiwi hatchery in the world! 100% of your ticket entry goes straight back our kiwi hatching programme.

Each kiwi chick that is born at the National Kiwi Hatchery is special and they are all named by their sponsors. Become a kiwi chick sponsor and help us save kiwi. We’ll add you to our kiwi wall of fame – and you get to name the chick!

Help us to set up, maintain and build new brooder boxes with a donation to the National Kiwi Hatchery. We’ll let you know which brooder box you are supporting and at the end of each season we’ll let you know which kiwi chicks on the wall of fame you provided a home for!

Help us heal an injured kiwi with your donation to the Kiwi Intensive Care Unit. Your donation will pay for staff time, veterinary costs and medical supplies.

Adult kiwi are strong and can defend themselves against most predators. The worst predator for kiwi chicks is stoats. When a kiwi chick has grown to 1kg in weight we know they can fight off a stoat so we call them ‘stoat proof’. It takes about five months of feeding to grow a kiwi chick to the ‘stoat proof’ weight of 1kg.

During their time at the National Kiwi Hatchery, the kiwi chicks eat a special blend of food designed for them by the experts at Massey University. We prepare the food and weigh out the correct amount of food for each chick each day. Donate $35 to feed a kiwi chick for a month and help it grow towards a 'stoat proof' weight.