‘Very sweet milestone’: kiwi chicks born in Wellington for first time in a century

New Zealand’s national icon is also one of its most vulnerable birds and conservationists believe it was absent from capital for generations

Two kiwi chicks have been born in New Zealand’s capital for the first time in more than 100 years, one year after an initiative began to reintroduce the national bird back into Wellington’s wilderness.

The fluffy and flightless kiwi is one of the most vulnerable birds in New Zealand and conservationists believe it has been absent from the capital for generations.