Kiwi are an iconic New Zealand bird species and are now endangered with numbers in the wild on the decline primarily due to predators. To assist with their survival, Hancock Forest Management New Zealand runs a kiwi recovery project in our Opouteke and Pipiwai Forests in Northland New Zealand, in a reserve area of 2,470 acres (1,000 hectares). The key component of the kiwi project is a comprehensive year-round predator control program to protect the remaining kiwi population and enhance breeding and chick survival. Along with the predator control work, kiwi awareness education is carried out in the community around the forests. Kiwi monitoring is carried out annually in the form of call count listening and it is anticipated that in the coming years this will show a gradual increase in kiwi numbers in the forests as a result of the project.