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When it comes to boosting New Zealand's kiwi numbers, no region's had more success than the Coromandel.
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Nationally the kiwi population is declining by two per cent but it’s increasing by more than four per cent on the peninsula.
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While kiwi are declining by two per cent nationally - the population on the peninsula's increased by more than four per cent.
Giving them a head start on predator free islands has played a crucial role.
Chicks released on predator free Rotoroa Island in the Hauraki Gulf are now strong enough to return to the Coromandel.