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How to grow a kiwi
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:30:41
Publish Date: 2026-03-16 16:00:00
Description:

Take a (very) large egg, some insects (plus specially developed food), and a safe place to put on weight for a while. This is how you grow a kiwi, and improve wild survival rates from 5% to 65%. With over 2,600 hatches across their 30 year history, the National Kiwi Hatchery have a lot of experience under their belt, but there's always more to learn from our iconic national bird. Our Changing World visits the hatchery to learn how they combine conservation and eco-tourism to help grow kiwi numbers.

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Guests:

  • Emma Bean, manager of the National Kiwi Hatchery
  • Carole Dean, kiwi keeper, National Kiwi Hatchery
  • Rebeca Bothamley, tour guide, National Kiwi Hatchery

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