Kiwi Encounter at Rainbow Springs

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Animals you might see

• North Island Brown Kiwi

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1. awesome fun, saw 2 day old baby kiwi and 3 adults! couldnt take photos inside

   natbat on My trip to Kiwi Encounter at Rainbow Springs on 5th February 2008

2. This place is a real treat - they take in Kiwi Eggs from the wild, hatch them in incubators and look after the chicks until they weight 1kg, then release them back in to the wild. This increases their chances of survival by an enormous amount (both eggs and young chicks are susceptible to introduced predators). We were lucky enough to see a two day old chick when we visited - one day older and it would have been moved in to an area that's not visible to the public. Sadly no photography is allowed as flash upsets the nocturnal ...

   simon on Our trip to Kiwi Encounter at Rainbow Springs on 5th February 2008