The ambitious mission to bring back a large-scale wild kiwi population to Wellington’s backyard is now entering stage two, and is on target for the birds’ return to Wellington in as early as 2021. Capital Kiwi organisers say they are now in ‘blue sky territory’ when it comes to traps set, and monitoring targets reached. Kathryn Ryan talks to Capital Kiwi founder and leader, Paul Stanley-Ward and DOC Conservation Advisor and national kiwi expert Paul ‘Scratch’ Jansen.