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    • Two Department of Conservation staff holding Haast tokoeka Kiwis
    Rights: Tansy Bliss, Crown copyright, Department of Conservation. 2009 Published 14 April 2009 Size: 3.5 MB Referencing Hub media

    Haast tokoeka Kiwi (Apteryx australis) being held by Department of Conservation staff Phil Tisch with a male kiwi (left) and Paul van Klink with a female (right). The Haast tokoeka is one of the rarest kiwis in existence, with only about 300-400 left in the wild.

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