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Kiwi NgahuruHatch date 22/4/2000 Captive bred at Auckland Zoo (both parents were captive at the zoo). Transferred to Wellington Zoo 5/3/2001 Transferred back to Auckland Zoo 15/11/2004. Had been DNA sexed as a female when a chick. Paired up with a male in June 2005. In June 2006 DNA retest on the basis of no nesting behaviour and Ngahuru’s short beak and light weight confirmed Ngahuru as male! Transferred here 5/3/2007, doing well and calling at night  Casestudy of our Kiwi Kiwi Iti Kiwi Kakama Kiwi Manuiti Kiwi Ngahuru Support the future of Kiwi Save the Kiwi Bream Head Conservation Trust Matakohe/Limestone Island |
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