Tui De Roy / North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx australis mantelli) in nocturnal kiwi house, Orana Wildlife Park, Christchurch, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Stewart Island Brown Kiwi or Southern Tokoeka (Apteryx australis lawryi), female probing by scent for sand hoppers in rotting kelp beach wrack at night, Ocean Beach, Stewart Island, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Haast Tokoeka (Apterix australis) with Phil Tisch and Tansy Bliss, Department of Conservation Kiwi Recovery team affixing radio trnasmitter. Haast Kiwi Sanctuary, Westland, South Island, New Zealand.

Mark Jones / North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx australis mantelli) parent with egg,/nOtorohanga Breeding Facility, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx australis mantelli) in nocturnal kiwi house, Orana Wildlife Park, Christchurch, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx australis mantelli) foraging in nocturnal kiwi house, Orana Wildlife Park, Christchurch, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx australis mantelli) foraging in nocturnal kiwi house, Orana Wildlife Park, Christchurch, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Southern Tokoeka (Stewart Island Brown Kiwi) (Apteryx australis lawryi). Nocturnal endemic. Female using keen sense of smell to probe for sand hoppers in rotting kelp. Ocean Beach, Stewart Island, New...

Mark Jones / Southern Tokoeka / Stewart Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx australis lawryi) female drinking from stream after feeding on sand hoppers in rotting kelp. Ocean Beach, Stewart Island, New Zealand. Endemic.

Tui De Roy / Southern Brown Kiwi (Apteryx australis) male emerging from burrow at night. Haast Tokoeka Kiwi Sanctuary, Westland, South Island, New Zealand.

Brent Stephenson / Adult male Southern brown kiwi (Apteryx australis) feeding amongst kelp on a sandy beach. Ocean Beach, Stewart Island, New Zealand, November. Vulnerable species.

Roland Seitre / Southern brown kiwi (Apteryz australis) feeding in forest, captive, from South Island, New Zealand. Vulnerable species.