New Zealand recently celebrated the 2023 Kiwi Art Trail (9 Oct to 3 Nov) with a collection of 20 painted kiwi sculptures by well-known and emerging New Zealand artists, in downtown Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, creating a free, family-friendly public art trail for all to enjoy around Commercial Bay, the Viaduct, Wynyard Quarter, and Silo Park.

And M Social Auckland was in the middle of all the action to support and celebrate the festivities.

According to legend, millions of years ago, kiwi sacrificed their wings and bright plumage to live on the forest floor and protect the ‘ngahere’ (or forest).

Organised by conservation group, Save the Kiwi, the Kiwi Art Trail helps to raise awareness about the plight of kiwi and what we can do to help. All proceeds from The Kiwi Art Trail support generations of kiwi at the Gallagher Kiwi Burrow, a specialist kiwi incubation, hatching, and brooding facility located in Wairakei, just out of Taupō. The kiwi chicks are then released into the wild when they mature into adults.