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See All NewsKiwi come home: Taonga manu return to ancestral forest
20 March 2026

Ngāti Rangi has welcomed home 10 taonga Western Brown Kiwi, releasing the juvenile birds into forest at Rotokura and Rangataua.
Kiwi return to ancestral forest after 30-year effort
20 March 2026

Ten young kiwi have been released onto Ngāti Rangi whenua in the beginning of a programme that wants to restore not just a species, but whakapapa, relationships and kaitiakitanga too.
Government backs Chateau Tongariro restoration as mayor welcomes ‘win’
19 March 2026

The Government is backing the restoration of the Chateau Tongariro, launching a formal process to find operators to revive the hotel.




