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    • Caring for wildlife
      • This is a delicate time of year for a lot of wildlife across the city and in the sanctuary. Many manu/birds are sitting on nests or looking after their fledglings. The way you behave around them can ...

    • The way to woo her
      • Breeding season is upon us, and with many manu on the market for a mate, individuals (typically males) must work hard to attract or keep potential partners. Birds will exhibit courtship behaviour, ...

    • Skink surveying
      • Aotearoa is known for having a large diversity of manu/birds; however, it is also the land of the mokomoko/lizards (geckos and skinks). Although it can be difficult to tell individual species apart, ...

    • But who's counting (we are!)
      • Imagine being in a forest filled with manu/birds and trying to count them all. A kākā swoops past in the blink of an eye. Is that tīeke/saddleback, foraging noisily, one that you’ve already counted? ...

    • Zealandia fundraising appeal
      • “It started with a simple word. Imagine. Imagine a city where nature is returning home. A secret valley in the heart of Wellington with a world-first fence providing sanctuary for precious ...

    • Te Ohu Kaiwharawhara
      • Alongside those who call the Kaiwharawhara catchment home, you’ll also find people who work there—in fact, there are approximately 130 businesses in the Kaiwharawhara! To help businesses look ...

    • A generation of restoration
      • We are only one generation into our 500-year journey of restoration, but together we have transformed Wellington as a city. The fence that surrounds Zealandia has provided sanctuary for precious ...

    • Tanglewood House
      • You might have noticed the office building being constructed over the last few months on Waiapu Road. This is now all finished, and we are excited to announce Zealandia’s new building, Tanglewood ...

    • A fresh(water) start
      • Did you know that the Kaiwharawhara is the only catchment in Wellington City with an open estuary connected to Wellington Harbour? A catchment is an area of land where rainfall flows into a common ...

    • Dialectical dilemmas
      • Have you noticed that when you travel outside of Wellington, birds that you are familiar with here can sound slightly or even substantially different? This is because, like people, birds have ...

    • Show me the green
      • Over the next few weeks, if you happen to wander by a māpou/red matipo tree you might hear a soft pitter-patter of dropping fruit or perhaps the occasional quiet chatter. Pause for a moment, peer ...

    • Noticing nature
      • “It came to me while picking beans, the secret of happiness.” Robin Wall Kimmerer. We are now well into spring, with signs of it all around us. The puawānanga/clematis is sitting proudly on ...

    • Farewell to Orbell
      • Sadly, earlier this month the beloved takahē Orbell died at age of 23. Orbell was due to be taken for further health checks after our team noted his health had deteriorated. He was unusually ...

    • Ake ake ake – A forever language
      • We just celebrated Te Wiki te Reo Māori, an annual celebration for all New Zealanders to show their support for the Māori language, an official language of this country. Want to know what te reo ...

    • Sustainability at Rātā Café
      • Rātā Café has made a few changes recently to help make the café more sustainable and make it easier for our visitors to make sustainable choices. Customers with different dietary requirements ...

    • Responsible cat ownership: Microchipping
      • Almost half of all households in Aotearoa own at least one domestic cat, and 20% own two or more. Being a responsible cat owner is vital to keeping your cat safe and happy and also to helping keep ...

    • Harbingers of spring
      • With the end of August, the signs of spring are beginning to show all around us. Tūī and kererū have been regularly spotted around the brightly flowering kōwhai, and kōtukutuku/tree fuchsia flowers ...

    • Dead weasel found in trap
      • Earlier this month, our solid sanctuary biosecurity systems put in place by our conservation team were put to the test, with a weasel discovered dead in a DOC200 trap at the southern end of the ...

    • An unFROGettable journey
      • The last of the captive population of pepeketua/Hamilton’s frogs have been released from their enclosure following the opening of a new boardwalk built to protect them from human foot traffic. This ...

    • Bringing back the giants of the forest
      • A key part of our 500-year vision for Zealandia is a towering canopy of podocarps. Podocarps are Aotearoa New Zealand’s tallest trees, such as rimu, kahikatea, and tōtara. While we generally ...

    • From pines to podocarps
      • Towering above visitors in the ngahere/forest, the non-native pine trees at Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne were originally planted as a forestry trial as early as the 1880s. Jo Ledington, General Manager ...

    • Celebrating our amazing volunteers
      • Recently we hosted a very special awards night for the volunteers of Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne. Over 500 people continue to support our staff by volunteering across the organisation, from ...

    • A nose for kiwi
      • While normally any furry mammals are kept well out of the sanctuary, this month we opened the gates for some very special working dogs. These dogs are part of the Conservation Dogs programme which ...

    • Take action: Volunteering in conservation
      • Lynn Freeman has been a volunteer at Zealandia for many years and is our most recent recipient of our Faye Schaef Award. This award is given to a volunteer who exhibits the qualities and ...

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