THE KIWI ART TRAIL IS BACK FOR 2027
The Kiwi Art Trail is a collection of bespoke kiwi sculptures crafted by talented New Zealand artists. The Trail brings New Zealand’s national icon, the kiwi, to the forefront of people’s imaginations, and raises much-needed funds for kiwi conservation.
Since the inaugural exhibition in Auckland in 2023, the Trail has generated more than $200,000 for kiwi conservation around the country. Sculptures were bought by art collectors from around the country and even from London, San Francisco, Italy, and Liechtenstein. Kiwi Art Trail 2027 will feature an exclusive collection of just twelve sculptures by some of Aotearoa’s leading artists. The Trail will be staged during the New Zealand Open, in support of Save the Kiwi and the NZ Open Charitable Trust.
The Kiwi Art Trail is a free, family-friendly public art trail for all to enjoy.
NZ Open Partnership
We are delighted to once again partner with the New Zealand Open to bring the Kiwi Art Trail to Millbrook Resort during the NZ Golf Open tournament week. As one of New Zealand's premier sporting events, the tournament attracts visitors, business leaders, and golf enthusiasts from around the globe, providing an exceptional stage to showcase these one-of-a-kind kiwi sculptures and their conservation message. The exhibition will conclude with a live auction, helping raise funds to support kiwi recovery programmes and ensure future generations can enjoy New Zealand's national icon in the wild.
About Save the Kiwi
Save the Kiwi supports community-run kiwi conservation projects all over New Zealand, whether they’re doing hands-on kiwi work, protecting kiwi from stoats and ferrets, or preparing the landscape for the return of kiwi. Save the Kiwi is passionate about making kiwi conservation more accessible to the average person - because everyone should have the opportunity to see a kiwi in the wild one day!
About Gallagher Insurance
Gallagher Insurance has proudly been bringing the Kiwi Art Trail to life since its inception in 2023. Formerly known as Crombie Lockwood, they’ve been helping New Zealanders protect what’s important to them for 45 years. Gallagher Insurance is the principal sponsor of the Gallagher Kiwi Burrow, a purpose-built kiwi incubation and hatching facility located in Taupō. Since the facility opened in 2019, the Burrow team has hatched more than 450 chicks and released them into safe places in the wild.
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