Conservation / November 2023
December 2023 | October 2023-
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Media release: Tuatara siblings move to Wellington Zoo as Zealandia ecosanctuary's wild population flourishes
- Zealandia
- 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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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Takahē Recovery - Backing the underbird, since 1948
- Zealandia
- “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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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Sugar Feeders and Bird Baths: Are They the Right Choice?
- Zealandia
- 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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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Rangers save kākā chicks
- Zealandia
- 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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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Travelling Fresh...by Bike
- Sustainability Trust Wellington
- Rediscovering the joys of biking with a 6-year-old! Hear from another staff member who shares her story of her families’ move away from the private vehicle school run.
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Re-framing old timber from local college
- Wellington City Council
- Ceres Demolition recently knocked down the Wellington Girls College auditorium and was faced with the prospect of trashing great quality timber. Instead of throwing it out, they turned to a local framing business, JW Framing, to salvage it – a move that diverted 8 tonnes of wood from the landfill!
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Wellington Girls' College, Pipitea Street, Pipitea, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The history of Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington city is brimming with wildlife as native birds flourish in the city, adding to the vibrancy of our capital. This is largely to do with the work done by Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne, the first fully-fenced sanctuary in Aotearoa, which has been named 2023's top tourism operation in the country. But do you know how Zealandia came to be?
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Miramar Peninsula celebration, a special day!
- Predator Free Wellington
- On the 4th November 2023 at the beautiful Te Tūhunga Rau community centre in Strathmore Park, we marked the completion of our Phase 1 project on Te Motu Kairangi! Elminating ship rats, Norway rats, stoats and weasels from the Miramar Peninsula has been a huge challenge over the last three years, so it’s a…
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Strathmore Park, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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World-leading ecosanctuary Zealandia takes top prize at NZ Tourism Awards
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington’s ecosanctuary Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne has been named the top tourism operation in Aotearoa New Zealand as winner of the prestigious Air New Zealand Supreme Tourism Award.
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Media release: World-leading ecosanctuary Zealandia takes top prize at NZ Tourism Awards
- Zealandia
- 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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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Rats, stoats and weasels have been eliminated from the Miramar Peninsula
- Predator Free Wellington
- Predator Free Wellington and the Miramar Peninsula community are celebrating the elimination of rats, stoats and weasels from the Miramar Peninsula. James Willcocks, Project Director for Predator Free Wellington, describes this as a massive milestone that has been hard won. “It takes a lot of persistence…
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Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Weaving a path to restoration
- Zealandia
- 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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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Building offcuts repurposed for mountain bike park
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The Living Pā is an innovative build project at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington that is aiming to meet the Living Building Challenge® certification. The summit of regenerative building, the programme includes stringent targets for the recycling, reusing, and tracking of waste.
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Recycling this Saturday – 4 November
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- This coming Saturday 4 November is our next recycling day – 10am to noon at Ngaio Union Church, Crofton Road. A reminder on how best to recycle with us If your recycling can go in the roadside collection – please … Continue reading →
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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