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Behind the hills of Wellington city, the Capital Kiwi Project's land spans more than 23,000 hectares. The project has a permit to release 250 birds in total. 139 have been released so far. Of those 20 ...

Nick da Fonseca via Unsplash Just as the bald eagle represents freedom in the United States, the Kiwi bird is a symbol of national pride for the island nation of Aotearoa, or New Zealand.