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National Kiwi Hatchery Aotearoa

You can now donate $5 to the National Kiwi Hatchery Aotearoa when booking your Shotover Jet trip online!

The National Kiwi Hatchery Aotearoa incubates kiwi eggs and hatches kiwi chicks. Book your jet boat ride through the spectacular Shotover Canyons and do your bit to save our national bird!

Shotover Jet is part of Ngāi Tahu Tourism, one of the leading tourism operators in New Zealand with 14 businesses. Ngāi Tahu Tourism, through Rainbow Springs, is the biggest sponsor of the hatchery.