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    • 2025 Zealandia Volunteer Awards
      • Lorna Webb has received Zealandia’s top volunteer honour, the 2025 Faye Schaef Award. Lorna has been a Visitor Experience volunteer for many years and is an integral part of the volunteer team ...

    • Underwater Forests of Wellington
      • The story behind the new exhibition at Te Māra Toi Gallery, by artist and marine advocate Dr Nicole Miller Much like the ancient forests of Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne and Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush, ...

    • The Comeback Kiwi
      • The news earlier this month of a previously unknown population of wild kiwi pukupuku on the West Coast of Te Wai Pounamu South Island is exciting and hugely significant. It’s been 50 years since ...

    • Sharing our story on the global stage
      • By Dr Danielle Shanahan, Chief Executive Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne isn’t just transforming nature in Wellington—our organisation is also the base of globally recognised researchers helping to ...

    • Weasel incursion—an important update
      • Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne is confident that it is again weasel-free after a thorough two-day search of key sections of the valley by mustelid dog Wero and his handler Brad Windust. This followed ...

    • One-day valley closure planned for next week
      • If you’re planning a trip to explore Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne next week, please avoid coming in on Wednesday (30 July) as the valley will be closed. Or if the winter weather strikes that day, the ...

    • KIWI FOR BIRD OF THE YEAR!
      • Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne is the Campaign Manager for kiwi in this year’s annual Bird of the Year competition, run by Forest & Bird! The five kiwi species would split the vote if they ran ...

    • What we leave behind
      • What we leave behind when we’re gone reflects the people we were when we were alive. The things we leave behind on the graves of the ones we love reflect the stories of who these people were to us, ...

    • Mistletoe propagation
      • Zealandia is working with local plant expert and QEII National Trust regional representative, Trevor Thompson, to return more rare plant species to the valley. DOC reports that native mistletoe ...

    • Keeping calm and carrying on
      • I was on leave when I received a phone call letting me know a visitor had reported a mystery mustelid had been trapped at the south end of the valley. While my heart sank, Zealandia has been here ...

    • Edible coffee cups are here!
      • Now you can sip your flat white and eat the cup! Get your drink in $3 edible, leak-proof, vegan cups made by an Auckland company, twiice. These vanilla biscuit cups are made from natural ...

    • Take action: kiwi aversion training
      • Uncontrolled dogs can kill adult kiwi, but there are inspiring precedents to show that with awareness, our best friend and our national bird can live alongside each other in Wellington. In late ...

    • Storms, storms, storms!
      • May brought with it some severe weather and had quite the impact on our lovely forest, fence, and tracks. On the fence As soon as it was safe, the team was out checking our fence to ...

    • Maintenance underway: what's closed?
      • The toilets in the valley are closed due to a leak in the 600m long pipe that runs back toward the Visitor Centre. We are working with plumbing experts to fix the issue as soon as possible. Keep an ...

    • One giant leap for kiwi pukupuku
      • On 20 May, 15 kiwi pukupuku/little spotted kiwi from Zealandia were moved to Cape Sanctuary in Hawke’s Bay in a historic first. This was the first time we have translocated kiwi out of the ...

    • Zealandia Weasel Capture
      • Our biosecurity systems were put to the test over the weekend, with three weasels found dead in traps at the southern end of the sanctuary. Thanks to the sanctuary’s robust biosecurity protocols and ...

    • 32 kilometres cleared in 1 day!
      • Wellington's recent wild weather caused a bit of damage by bringing down trees across Zealandia Valley, tracks, and even our fence. Our team was inspecting the fence line as soon as it was safe. ...

    • Weed season wrap-up
      • While not all introduced plants are invasive, those that are have a harmful impact on the wider natural environment and on human and animal health. Weeds change or destroy habitats, making it ...

    • Toitoi are becoming common in the sanctuary
      • The 2025 toitoi/common bully translocation is in motion! Alongside the co-management group Rōpū Tiaki, Zealandia completed the third year of collection on 13 April at Kōhangapiripiri in the ...

    • Calling all Wellingtonians!
      • This short 10 to 15-minute survey will help us better understand how Wellingtonians feel about pet cats and their place in our homes. We want to help support both the threatened taonga species ...

    • Winter hours
      • The days are closing in and the weather has become an even more extreme version of four seasons in one day which means winter is coming! In preparation for those early dark winter nights, we are ...

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