Behind the hills of Wellington city, the Capital Kiwi Project's land spans more than 23,000 hectares. The project has a permit to release 250 birds in total. 139 have been released so far.

Without stoat control 94% of kiwi chicks don’t make it to adulthood. Stoats patrol kiwi nests, waiting for the egg to hatch. As the egg is hatching, the stoat lurks in the background ...