Kiwi Coast – Kiwi Call Count Survey – 1st Listening Window

Kiwi Coast is back for another year with the Kiwi Call Count Survey.

The monitoring method involves recording all kiwi calls heard over a 2-hour period on four nights. Special dates are chosen each year by the Department of Conservation to coincide with the darker phases of the moon, as kiwi are thought to call less during a full moon.

The dates for 2026 are:

First window: May 5th – 23rd, and a backup, second window of June 3rd – 22nd.

Learn more via the Kiwi Coast website.