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ANNUAL REPORT 20152016

Kiwis for kiwi is a national charity that works in partnership with the Department of Conservation to achieve the goals set out in the National Kiwi Recovery Plan. Our role is to support the substantial community involvement in protecting our national icon.

Our vision:To take kiwi from endangered to everywhere.

Our purpose:To help community-, wha-nau-, hapu-- and iwi-led kiwi conservation groups by providing financial, advisory and advocacy support.

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The chance to save the kiwi from extinction is now within our grasp.

After more than a century of declining populations, the plight of our national icon is now better understood, and today’s generation has the knowledge, if not yet all the resources, to arrest the trend. Within the next half century we have good reason to believe that kiwi will flourish again in our forests, farms and parks.

In the complex web of conservation dynamics that makes recovery of endangered species so difficult, several aspects have changed in recent years that now make the rescue conceivable. Working closely with our partner Department of Conservation (DOC), The Kiwi Trust, trading as Kiwis for kiwi, has been instrumental in drawing together many of the pieces of the puzzle.

Foremost, is renewed recognition of the contribution of community efforts – our army of volunteers. Recent research has confirmed that while the current rate of decline at -2% per annum is no cause for celebration, the rate would have been double that were it not for the efforts of community volunteers protecting kiwi habitat in critical regions over the past 20 years. Kiwis for kiwi has supported much of this selfless effort, without which some kiwi species might now be so rare as to be technically non-existent.

Recognition of the value of volunteerism has come in several guises. DOC’s adoption of a new business model that aims to partner with like-minded groups and individuals rather than attempt to take on the task of conservation by itself is an overdue vote of thanks to 200,000 New Zealanders (approx) who support conservation as volunteers.

This was illustrated by two recent Government grants specifically aimed to support conservation volunteerism. In 2015, Conservation Minister Maggie Barry secured an $11.2 million project budget over four years targeting a 2% gain per annum of kiwi populations. This year, the Minister and her colleagues announced The Predator Free 2050 campaign with further significant funding that will benefit kiwi. Both funds target support from community-based conservation and associated favourable media commentary confirmed both the popularity and urgency of this work.

On the back of the kiwi fund, Kiwis for kiwi developed a new strategy to accelerate population growth. It is a game changing approach to best practice conservation, optimizing available protected habitat for as many fertile kiwi as possible. The fund also resources our partners DOC to continue their aerial 1080 assaults on predators for which they are winning international acclaim for consistent success using less toxin.

We will not win the war against predators killing them one by one. New technologies and perfecting existing practices, along with renewed focus on reliable data to confirm and monitor population changes, will be what makes the difference. It has been a positive period for the recovery of kiwi…and the hard work lies ahead of us.

I would like to acknowledge the generous support we have received this year from our new partner Whittaker’s and also to the Lou and Iris Fisher Trust among many other generous donations. I would also like to welcome Rangimarie Hunia and Graham Wall as trustees and thank them and the rest of my fellow trustees for their support and wise counsel. And finally a big thank you to our indefatigable Executive Director Michelle Impey and her small dedicated team of Sarah Nutbrown and Paul O’Shea.

Sir Rob Fenwick Chairman

CHAIRMAN’S REVIEW


We are at a turning point for kiwi.

Momentum is growing. You can feel it. Large predator control initiatives are being launched that will benefit kiwi; new funding streams are being dedicated to saving kiwi; and people are thinking big with initiatives like Predator Free NZ by 2050. All of this is changing the conversations we are having as New Zealanders. There is a belief that we can do this - we can bring kiwi back from the brink of extinction and let them flourish. But most importantly there is the will.

The stage is being set to reverse the decline of kiwi and to start growing the national population again. And Kiwis for kiwi will be right there, working alongside our partner Department of Conservation and with the 100+ community-led and Ma-ori organisations who for decades have been working to protect the kiwi in their own backyards.

We (collectively) have a target of 2% growth each year for each species of kiwi and we know we can do it. With the power of community- and iwi-led conservationists enhancing what is being done by DOC and other organisations, kiwi will again be common across Aotearoa.

The job is not done though and the challenge of keeping the momentum and energy going is relentless. Thousands of volunteer conservationists across

New Zealand are giving their own time and money to protect our national bird and Kiwis for kiwi is here to provide as much support to them as we can. Sometimes it is financial support, but often it takes other forms. As the national charity dedicated to protecting kiwi, and working alongside DOC to do so, we help by providing advice and advocacy and by ensuring the community has a voice in the national strategy.

Teaching a man to fish is sometimes the biggest impact we can have. This is evident in the work done to support iwi-led project Omataroa Kiwi Trust near Whakata-ne as profiled in this report. Their project manager is now mentoring others in the community, sharing his knowledge about their mahi and how others can get involved. Kiwi are contagious – and so it spreads from community to community.

To Morgan Cox, Clea Gardiner, Jason Roxburgh and Wendy Sporle – our part time contractors in the field – thank you. You are a credit to our brand and a beacon of support in a very busy and sometimes overwhelming space. You punch well above your weight and we are proud to have you in the Kiwis for kiwi family. To Sarah and Paul in our office – what a rare treat to have such a small team that is so compatible. It is a joy to come to work every day. And thank you to my Board of Trustees and especially our Chairman, Sir Rob Fenwick, for the

support, passion and energy that paves the way for our team to do our job. I, along with everyone at Kiwis for kiwi, was thrilled when I heard that Rob’s unwavering commitment to conservation was to be acknowledged with a knighthood earlier this year. We’re extremely proud to have him at our helm and, having worked with Rob for a number of years, I know that the award is thoroughly deserved. Congratulations Rob.

But most of all, on behalf of Kiwis for kiwi, on behalf of the country and on behalf of every kiwi on the ground - thank you to the thousands of people who are involved via their local community-led or iwi-led project to help save and protect kiwi; and to everyone who has donated to help protect kiwi, whether it be $10 or $10,000. Your hard work and dedication is appreciated and you are the reason we are now truly poised to take kiwi from endangered to everywhere.

Michelle Impey Executive Director

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REVIEW


Sir Rob FenwickChairmanSir Rob was appointed chairman in 2009 and has been instrumental in driving the Trust’s role in saving kiwi from extinction. An experienced businessman and company director, Rob also leads the Predator Free New Zealand Communities movement and is a close advisor to DOC and several corporates. In 2016 Rob was one of three finalists of The New Zealander of the Year Award, he was inducted into the NZ Business hall of Fame and was knighted for services to business and conservation.

John McLennan QSMTrusteeJohn has worked with kiwi for nearly 35 years. His studies began with a small remnant population of kiwi in Hawkes Bay in 1982, and in 2002 he completed his long-term Lake Waikaremoana study. John also works as a kiwi advocate and is often called on to share his expertise. In 2004, John was awarded the Queens Service Medal (Q.S.M.) in recognition of his services to kiwi and the community.

Tim MacAvoyTrusteeTim MacAvoy is a corporate partner at Kensington Swan with over 40 years’ experience in trust law and general commercial law. Tim brings a wealth of knowledge to The Kiwi Trust, with his practice covering all aspects of trust law including the establishment of charitable trusts, trusts for estate and wealth planning purposes and an international trust practice. His practice also covers company and commercial law.

Lou SansonTrusteeLou Sanson was appointed as Director-General of the Department of Conservation in September 2013, after 11 years as Chief Executive of Antarctica New Zealand – responsible for developing, managing, and executing New Zealand’s activities in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.

Ruud Kleinpaste TrusteeKnown affectionately as ‘The Bugman’, Ruud is a vocal advocate for insects, with a background is silviculture, animal ecology and conservation. Today Ruud’s working life is a mosaic of national and international speaking engagements, media projects, research and consultancy work, and governance roles, including his role as The Kiwi Trust trustee.

Sunil UnkaTrusteeSunil is the Director of Strategy and Business Development at multi-award-winning innovation agency Gladeye. He has previously worked at ecostore and Moa and was part of a dedicated team that managed Air New Zealand’s highly successful grabaseat brand, among other things. Sunil has represented New Zealand in hockey and is hugely passionate about environmental and social issues.

Peter CullinaneTrusteePeter Cullinane is the founder and Chair of Lewis Road Creamery. Previously he was a founder of Assignment Group and the Chief Operating Officer of Saatchi and Saatchi Worldwide. Peter is a board director of listed companies, APN, NZME and WPPAUNZ and a trustee of SkyCity Auckland Community Trust.

Rangimarie HuniaTrusteeRangimarie has recently taken the role of Chief Executive of Nga-ti Wha-tua Ōra-kei’s tribal development arm, Whai Maia, to advance the cultural, social and environmental aspirations of Nga-ti Wha-tua Ōra-kei. Rangimarie is currently a director of Te Ohu Kaimoana (the Ma-ori Fisheries Trust), the Commercial Board of the Institute of Directors, and a trustee on several social innovation programmes including Manaiakalani Education Trust and Tupu Toa.

Graham WallTrustee With a previous life in advertising and marketing, Graham decided in the early 2000s to turn his hand to real estate and quickly became one of New Zealand’s most successful agents, launching his own real estate company soon after the career change. Graham brings his marketing expertise and outside-the-box thinking to the trust board table.

BOARDAll our trustees bring invaluable knowledge and experience to the Board, creating a positive foundation for the future success of the trust.

Sir Graham HenryPatronSir Graham Henry is an iconic New Zealander, best known for his coaching success with the All Blacks, Wales, the British and Irish Lions, the Blues and Auckland. He is tremendously patriotic, having seen how deeply New Zealanders value their national identity on the sporting field, and is proud to support a Trust that is ensuring kiwi survive and thrive.


FROM THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE TO A FLAGSHIP MÄORI CONSERVATION PROJECT WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM KIWIS FOR KIWI

CONSERVATION IN ACTION

8 Kiwis for kiwi / Annual Report 2015 - 2016 © Sabine Bernert

Omataroa Kiwi Project looks after almost 11,000 hectares of forest in the Bay of Plenty region with their pest and predator control programmes.

It all started in 2000 after surveys done in the area identified that kiwi numbers were declining rapidly and the Project received funding to carry out a comprehensive pest and predator control programme. Ian Tarei, who is now the Project Manager, was shooting possums in the area at the time and he and his team were appointed to carry out the predator control work.

For the next few years Ian and his team were successful in reducing the number of predators, but by 2011 the Project was struggling to secure enough support and was in danger of collapse.

Morgan Cox, Kaitautoko Kaupapa Kiwi for Kiwis for kiwi, started working with Ian to set project goals and bring key organisations, including Nga- Whenua Ra-hui, Bay of Plenty District Council, Department of Conservation and Rayonier Matariki Forests together to coordinate support for the project.

“Morgan basically just saved the project,” explains Ian. “He came at a critical time. It was the best thing Kiwis for kiwi could have done, sending him. He came in, got everyone together and helped create a stakeholder group, which is still working together to this day.”

They say it takes a village to raise a child. The same could be said for kiwi. For it to be successful, a range of different groups often have to work together. Navigating this landscape can be complicated and this is where Kiwis for kiwi, as a national organisation, can help.

Nowadays, Omataroa Kiwi Project is seen as a flagship for the potential of Ma-ori conservation projects. Recently, Ian won the 2016 Green Ribbon Award for Kaitiaki leadership and he is now being called upon to be a mentor himself. “I’m only too keen to get out there and help other small communities” says Ian. “We’ve had great support from a few different kiwi conservation groups over the years including Whakata-ne Kiwi Trust, Project Kiwi, Waikaremoana Hapü Restoration Trust and of course Kiwis for kiwi and I’m keen to pay that forward.”


Find out more about how the Omataroa Kiwi Project has helped not just kiwi, but also the local community.

© Sabine Bernert

It takes a village to raise

a child.The same

could be said for kiwi.


A KIWI-FILLED FUTURE FOR TARANAKI



© Taranaki Kiwi Trust

“Imagine releasing 40 kiwi each year in different places. It’s going to be huge. So in 10 years, that would be 400 birds” says Sue Hardwick-Smith, Chairperson of Taranaki Kiwi Trust.

This is the goal of the Taranaki Köhanga Kiwi at Rotokare project, a partnership between Taranaki Kiwi Trust and the Rotokare Scenic Reserve Trust. The project is the first in the country set up with the express purpose of breeding kiwi in a kōhanga1 site to be translocated to the wild.

A founder population of 30 kiwi was established in Rotokare Scenic Reserve, a fully-fenced 230 hectare site, between 2012 and 2014. As these kiwi breed, their progeny will be translocated from the reserve to areas around Taranaki that are under predator control. The project team expects to be able to release 40+ kiwi every year from the programme.

Kiwis for kiwi has been delighted to support the Taranaki Kōhanga Kiwi at Rotokare project. With our focus set clearly on achieving a 2% growth in kiwi populations, this project, which brings together predator control, Operation Nest Egg2 and the use of a köhanga site is a great example of using a suite of programmes to achieve the best outcome.

Our funding has supported the analysis and planning work necessary for a project of this nature. We helped fund scoping work in 2013/2014 and this year have supported the development of the strategy for ongoing management of the project.

Read more about how this project will contribute to the growth of kiwi in Taranaki.

1 A köhanga kiwi is an intensively managed area fully protected against predators to ensure its kiwi are safe. Köhanga can be islands or a mainland site surrounded by a predator-proof fence. Once the number of birds reaches the köhanga’s carrying capacity, some are ‘harvested’ and transferred to help build wild populations, or create new ones. We think of them as a kiwi ‘endowment fund’ – we don’t touch the principle, and the interest is available in perpetuity.

2 Operation Nest Egg takes vulnerable eggs from the wild, hatches and raises the chicks in a secure environment and then releases the juvenile kiwi to the wild. Find out more here.

The project team expects to be able to release

40+ kiwievery year from the programme.


11 YEARS OF PREDATOR CONTROL COULD HAVE BEEN FOR NOTHING WITHOUT KIWIS FOR KIWI’S HELP

12 Kiwis for kiwi / Annual Report 2015 - 2016 © Waimate North Landcare Trust


© Waimate North Landcare Trust

An estimated 1,000 kiwi live in the 9,000 hectare area covered by Waimate North Landcare Trust’s predator control programme, which is around 10% of the total population of kiwi in Northland. The work done by Waimate North Landcare Trust is therefore very significant to the protection of Northland brown kiwi.

The Trust has had great results, having removed in excess of 32,000 stoats, ferrets, feral cats, rats and possums from the area and seen an estimated growth in kiwi of 30-40%. They had also been very successful in securing funding for the project, until last year when the ongoing nature of their work no longer met the criteria for many funders.

“Funders were saying ‘we’re just here to give you help as a start up but then you need to go and find funding from somewhere else’, which we haven’t been able to do,” explains Daryl Way, Chairman for Waimate North Landcare Trust. “We do run local fundraising events and initiatives, but we only have a small local population so the amount we’re able to raise doesn’t cover the full cost of running the project.”

Successful kiwi conservation needs consistent, long-term programmes. That’s why Kiwis for kiwi does fund ongoing work. When Waimate North Landcare Trust found themselves without funding and at risk of having to abandon their trapping programme for a year, they turned to Kiwis for kiwi for help.

“Without the funding from Kiwis for kiwi, we wouldn’t have been able to employ trappers for the 2015/2016 year. It’s as simple as that.” Said Daryl.

Seeing the result of 11 years hard work being wiped out would be devastating. We’re pleased to have been able to fund the Trust’s trapping costs for the year to help ensure this doesn’t happen.

Read more about why it’s so important to ensure that Waimate North Landcare Trust’s predator control work continues.

The Trust has removed in excess of

32,000predators from

the area.


A YEAR OF CONSERVATION IN NUMBERS

14,653traps set

378kiwi fitted with

transmitters

121,580hectares protected

539dogs trained to avoid kiwi

2,230predators caught

199kiwi chicks hatched through Operation

Nest Egg

Last year, we distributed over $370,000 in funding to 36 projects around New Zealand. Here’s what that helped to achieve.


YOU’RE AMAZINGWe wouldn’t be able to do what we do without the financial support we get from all quarters of the country. We are sincerely grateful to everyone who helps to protect kiwi, whether it’s with a donation of $10 or $10,000. We’d like to give a special mention to the organisations below for their outstanding contribution to kiwi conservation. By all working together, we are all Kiwis for kiwi.

Big Fish Creative provides marketing strategy, creative and production at

heavily discounted rates.

The Lou and Iris Fisher Charitable Trust, who have generously

helped to fund an update of our education resource Kiwi Forever.

Thanks also to Nestlé and Gunn Estate wines for their support of Save Kiwi Month.

Trade Me provides the opportunity for everyone who lists an auction on the site to round up their success fees to

support Kiwis for kiwi.

Kiwis for kiwi were the inaugural grantee of Google Grants, providing us with

$10,000 per month in Google Adwords advertising. More than 20% of our website traffic, on average, is from

Google AdWords.

Derek Corp donates a royalty percentage of all kiwi branded products sold.

Kensington Swan provides pro bono legal advice to the Trust.

Kiwis for kiwi shares a goal with the Department of

Conservation, its long-time partner in the national kiwi

recovery programme, to increase each species of kiwi by

2% per annum. Kiwis for kiwi is responsible for distributing

funds to the community from the successful “Save our Iconic

Kiwi” bid to Treasury by Kiwis for kiwi and DOC together in

2015. For this year, the fund for community was $500,000.

For Easter, Whittaker’s supported Kiwis for kiwi with their very first Easter product, by donating 20 cents from the

sale of every Chocolate Kiwi.

Air New Zealand contributes contra travel arrangements for Kiwis for kiwi

and, through its DOC partnership, transports kiwi free of charge.

CORPORATE SUPPORTERS

Lou and Iris Fisher CHARITABLE TRUST


PROGRAMME EXPENDITUREOur programme support falls into the following five categories:

Predator controlControlling predators in kiwi habitat is the prime focus of the 100+ community-led kiwi conservation groups around the country and the best method we have to protect kiwi. The work done also provides a safe-haven for other native birds, reptiles and insects. Our funding helps these project set up and maintain hundreds of trap lines that form a protective shield.

Operation Nest Egg (ONE)Kiwi are at their most vulnerable before they reach their full size. Using Operation Nest Egg, vulnerable eggs are rescued from the wild, incubated and then placed in a predator-free crèche site where they can grow in safety. They are returned to the wild once they reach 1kg+ in weight (around 7 months old), at which point they are returned to protected areas on the mainland.

Project supportTo coordinate projects that rely heavily on volunteers and run 365 days a year often requires full-time staff support. We are one of the few funders to recognise the necessity of these roles and provide administration and project support funding.

ResearchKeeping up-to-date with new techniques and technologies is important to ensure that everyone in the kiwi conservation world is using their resources in the most effective way. It’s also important to continue to study kiwi themselves to improve our understanding of how to protect them further.

Advocacy & EngagementA critical success factor for kiwi conservation is to get the message out about the plight of kiwi and what people can do about it. We run campaigns to let people know about the danger their dogs could pose to kiwi; engage with businesses to help them find ways to be more kiwi friendly; and let people in New Zealand and across the world know how they can help protect these precious birds.


Research and

Monitoring 23%

Project support

4%

Predator control

38%

ONE 33%

Advocacy and Education 3%


FINANCIALSStatement of Financial PositionFor the year ended 30 June 2016

Revenue

Fundraising Revenue $275,385

Donations, Sponsorship and Royalties $269,218

Grant Revenue $649,710

Interest, Dividends and Other Investments $796

Total Revenue $1,195,109

Expenses

Conservation Project funding $560,051

Fundraising Expenses $101,813

Educational and Promotion Expenses $22,894

Organisational Support $312,143

Audit Fees $8,125

Total Expenses $1,005,026

Net Surplus (Deficit) Attributable to the Kiwi Trust $190,083

Balance SheetAs at 30th June 2016

Current Assets

Cash at Bank $413,375

Debtors and Prepayments $127,070

Other Current Assets $17,102

Total Assets $557,547

Current Liabilities

Creditors and Accrued Expenses $77,691

Employee Costs Payable $12,778

Unused Donations and Grants with Conditions $233,101

Total Current Liabilities $323,570

Total Assets Less Total Liabilities (Net Assets) $233,977

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