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Getting to the root of the problem
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- Our gardens are wonderful places to spend our summer days and evenings. As much as we love our gardens, they can also contain unwanted plant visitors. While not all introduced plants are ...
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Kaiwharawhara Catchment - Why you should give a Dam
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- In Wellington City, the Kaiwharawhara catchment is special – it's the biggest stream system, and it's the only one with an open estuary into Wellington harbour. Nate Rigler, leading our Kia ...
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Who let the dogs in?
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- Rapu and Alfie, along with their humans, Sally and Miriam, are part of the Conservation Dogs programme and work hard all around Aotearoa, ensuring offshore islands, cargo, and sanctuaries like ...
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Actions for the Awa
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- Our streams need our help. Aotearoa was once full of open streams and rivers, cutting across the landscape. As humans changed this landscape, many of these were diverted or piped to make way ...
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Plague skinks: What's in a name?
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- While the impacts of introduced mammals on our native ecosystems are widely known, what about introduced lizards? Zealandia post-doctoral researcher Christopher Woolley shares his thoughts on the ...
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Volunteers ridding Highbury suburb of Old Man’s Beard
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- A group of volunteers are on a mission to rid Wellington of Old Man’s Beard, a vine that smothers our New Zealand native bush. Following on from their success in clearing Old Man’s ...
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How To Live With Nature
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- Across twelve weeks, Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne staff sat down with RadioActive host, Don Luchito to share how to live with nature. Listen to the interviews here: Intro to How to Live with ...
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Plastic free Urupā
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- Over the last few years, the plastic free movement has taken off. Plastic bags are no longer given out at supermarkets, keep cups are a staple at cafes and recently plastic cutlery has been banned ...
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Creativity and being part of the natural world: resounding with a riroriro
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- What does it sound like when musical artists understand themselves as part of nature? The sounds that artists create are embedded in the sound worlds of the millions of non-human species ...
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Media release: Tuatara siblings move to Wellington Zoo as Zealandia ecosanctuary's wild population flourishes
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- Two captive tuatara who have called Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne (Zealandia) home for the past decade have found a new home at Wellington Zoo. Staff from Zealandia and Wellington Zoo, and ...
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Sugar Feeders and Bird Baths: Are They the Right Choice?
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- Sugar Feeders: Are They a Good Idea? While it might seem like a kind gesture to provide sugar water feeders, fruits, and nuts to attract birds to your garden, we recommend a more natural ...
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Takahē Recovery - Backing the underbird, since 1948
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- “Only four takahe had been found prior to 1898 and it was now supposed to be extinct. That word ‘supposed’ stimulated my boyish sense of adventure.” These words were all the fuel required for ...
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Rangers save kākā chicks
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- Recently, two young kākā siblings were discovered in the sanctuary at Zealandia, all alone without a nest or parents around. The stormy weather we experienced possibly led to these nestlings ...
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Media release: World-leading ecosanctuary Zealandia takes top prize at NZ Tourism Awards
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- ZEALANDIA MEDIA RELEASE World-leading ecosanctuary Zealandia takes top prize at NZ Tourism Awards Wellington’s ecosanctuary Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne has been named the top tourism ...
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Weaving a path to restoration
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- We were honoured to host representatives from Tangoio Marae, who endured the devastating impact of Cyclone Gabrielle earlier this year, resulting in severe damage to their marae and prized ...
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Five ways nature improves your wellbeing
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- We have all heard it—spending time in nature can improve your health. Western science is finally catching up with what Māori and many other knowledge systems have always known. People are ...
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For the love of sponges
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- Dive into the world of freshwater sponges with Ella, a passionate master's student from the University of Otago, New Zealand. Little is known about Aotearoa New Zealand’s freshwater ...
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Take Action: Be a conservation-minded pet parent
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- Our “fur-babies” are important members of our families, but they can also impact our local environments. That's why Gini, our Senior Communications Advisor who knows a thing or two about ...
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Routine Pest Audit Finds Dead Weasel in Trap
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- Today our solid sanctuary biosecurity systems were put to the test, with a weasel discovered dead in a trap within Zealandia's fence. Many of the rare taonga species that call Zealandia home haven't ...
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Submissions for the Wellington City Council Dog and Cat Bylaw Update
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- Wellington City Council are in the formal consultation phase for their Animal Bylaw, Dog Policy, and Domestic Animal Policy. Your input is highly valued, and they encourage everyone, whether you own ...
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Help protect endangered species by protecting the fence
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- Zealandia’s iconic fence is designed to keep mammalian predators out of the sanctuary but is being compromised by items on the outside of the fence being left leaning against it. We've had ...
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From takahē arrival to fish mysteries, no two days are the same in conservation
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- Conservation is complex work that rarely comes with a neatly packaged ‘How-To’ guide. This month alone we celebrated the arrival of a new pair of takahē to Zealandia while also trying to unpack a ...
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Making tracks in Conservation Week
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- During Te Wiki Tiaki ao Tūroa/Conservation Week our Learning Team were out and about visiting schools around the region involved in our Nature at Your Place programme, a free programme offered to ...
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Action at home: Backyard trapping
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- Want to get involved in backyard trapping but you’re a bit unsure on what it involves and have no idea how to set up a trap? Our Marketing Manager Sam felt exactly the same way until she recently ...
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Welcome Waitaa and Bendigo
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- We are super excited to announce the arrival of the newest pair of takahē to Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne! The new takahē are Waitaa (female, 3 years old) and Bendigo (male, 6 years old) who came from ...
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Media release: Wellington’s population of threatened native bird (takahē) doubles
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- Wellington 30 August 2023: The Wellington city population of a rare native bird has doubled this week, with Wellington ecosanctuary Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne welcoming a new pair of takahē on 28 ...
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Wellington Central takahē population set to double
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- Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne are welcoming two new takahē on 28 August 2023. Bendigo (6 years, male) and Waitaa (3 years, female) are coming from Burwood Takahē Breeding Centre, and we're working ...
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Action at home: A safe haven for lizards
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- Zealandia member and wildlife photographer, Holly Neill, is an avid conservationist who found a love for New Zealand wildlife while learning to photograph birds at Zealandia. After moving to Kāpiti, ...
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Urban Biodiversity: Why it matters
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- For too long nature in Aotearoa New Zealand was confined to far-away places and offshore islands. From the very first attempted translocation of kākāpō in the late 1800s, moving species away ...
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Kākā friendly predator control
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- One of the big challenges in predator control is the balance between catching the critters that you’re aiming for, while excluding the species that you don’t want to catch. Alongside staff from ...
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Maher Tours
- The Maher family has organised tours from Wellington since 1952. W P Maher tours specialise in escorted tours for mature travellers who are young at heart.
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New Zealand Bus Tours
- Hop-on hop-off NZ backpacker bus service goes well off the beaten track for local culture and alternative activities – and unlike an ordinary New Zealand bus tour you have the option to get off and stay longer in any place.
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The Hutt Valley
- The Hutt Valley is home to unique visitor experiences and accessible outdoor recreation just 15 minutes from downtown Wellington City.
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Walk Wellington
- Guided walking tours in Wellington city. Walk Wellington is run co-operatively by a team of trained and experienced guides. Each guide has their own particular interests (for example history, the arts, shopping) and all are trained to give an absolutely, positively, fantastic general introduction to New Zealand’s capital city. All guides are passionate Wellingtonians and love to have a chance to show off their home town.
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Wellington's Official Tourism Website
- Welcome to the official tourism website of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Here you'll find all the information you need to plan a holiday or short break in New Zealand's hottest urban destination.
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Zealandia
- Experience New Zealand's unique and endangered native animals living wild in our unique fenced safe haven, less than 10 minutes from central Wellington. One of your best chances of seeing kiwi, tuatara and many other iconic species outside of captivity!
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Tourism Feeds
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Zealandia HTTPS
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- Latest Item: 26 Feb 2024
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Zealandia news
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- Latest Item: 30 Oct 2015
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Zealandia feed
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- Latest Item: 6 Jun 2016
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Zealandia blog feed
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Tourism Wellington media releases
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