Quintessentially Kiwi Survey results
After a survey of us kiwi, New Zealand’s Dept of Conservation says these are our ‘top fives’ … so if you are a visitor to NZ, check out what we like and value in our country: read more here
Top 5 special places
- Stewart Island – 20%
- Fiordland – 18%
- Cape Reinga – 17%
- Aoraki/Mt Cook – 14%
Pohutukawa - Rotorua – 13%
Top 5 native plants
- Pohutukawa – 33%
Kea (our native mountain parrot) - Kauri – 31%
- Kowhai – 19%
- Rimu – 16%
- Rata – 12%
Top 5 native birds
- Kiwi – 66%
- Tui – 41%
- Kakapo – 38%
- Kea – 31%
- Fantail – 22%
