TY - BOOK AU - Gill, Maria, TI - Operation Nest Egg : saving New Zealand's Kiwi SN - 1869780094 U1 - 598.54 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Birkenhead, Auckland PB - Reed Children's Books KW - Kiwis KW - Juvenile literature KW - Eggs KW - Incubation KW - New Zealand KW - Reintroduction KW - Conservation N1 - Includes glossary (p. 31) and index (p.32) N2 - Maria Gill explains the important work Operation Nest Egg plays in preserving New Zealand's national icon. With full support from the BNZ, she explains why and how Operation Nest Egg came into being, the roles different institutions play in the ONE programme. Also contains information about the species' of kiwi, kiwi centres, island and mainland creches, predators and pests of kiwi and what methodologies are being used to lessen or eradicate that threats, and how Kiwi children are involved in the programme ER -