A cross marks the spot of the latest kiwi death on Rangitane Rd on August 14. Photo / Peter de Graaf
A cross marks the spot of the latest kiwi death on Rangitane Rd on August 14. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Kiwi carnage is continuing in Kerikeri with another of the endangered birds killed by a car on the same day the Advocate ran a story about five kiwi deaths on one stretch of road.
The latest death, on August 14, occurred on Rangitane Rd, on a bridge between St Anthony'sWay and Kurapari Rd.
It came just two days after a kiwi was killed on nearby Redcliffs Rd, and brings the total for the north side of Kerikeri Inlet to six so far this year.
All the deaths have occurred on Redcliffs Rd, Rangitane Rd and Opito Bay Rd.
Crosses on Redcliffs Rd, Kerikeri, mark the places where three kiwi have been killed within 50m so far this year. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Kerikeri Peninsula Pest Control co-ordinator Dean Wright again pleaded with drivers in the area to slow down between dusk and dawn.
The birds had ''absolutely no road sense'' and could appear with little warning because the bush was right next to the road in places.
''It's a real privilege to live among these birds and hear them most nights. To lose this many is tragic. We have to decide to make an effort to save them. It's simple, just slow down,'' Wright said.
Pest control group members place crosses at the site of each kiwi death. Locals have taken to decorating the burgeoning number of crosses with flowers.
