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This documentary looks at the grim reality of our fast-disappearing national symbol (kiwi could be extinct from the mainland in 20 years) and the inspirational efforts of people passionate about saving it. Remarkable facts about the evolutionary oddity are framed by the salient point that “the nation which laments that the moa was wiped out is committing the same crime against the kiwi.” The film raises the unsettling question: do we want the stoat or kiwi as our national icon? And it makes a compelling call to action to save an unique taonga.
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Television, 1990 (Full Length)
Presenter David Bellamy gets up close and personal with a Kiwi
Short Film, 1950 (Full Length)
Kids play with a Kiwi with a bamboo peg leg in this 1950 classic
Television, 2001 (Full Length)
A documentary on the unique nightlife of the New Zealand bush
Television, 2007 (Full Length)
Features a kiwi recovery prgramme and a kiwi hatching
Television, 2007 (Full Length)
Little Spotted Kiwi feature in the doco on Kapiti Island
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