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    Tree fallen across the Zealandia fence

    • 2 May 2025
    • Zealandia
    • Wellington's recent storm brought down trees across the city, and our sanctuary wasn’t spared. Thanks to routine post-storm checks (and a few calls from the public, thank you!), we’ve ...
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    Turning over a new leaf (or not)

    • 13 Apr 2025
    • Zealandia
    • In some parts of the world, autumn is a time when the hillsides become resplendent in oranges, reds, and yellows before all the leaves fall from the trees. By losing their leaves, trees can conserve ...
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    Early morning melodies

    • 13 Apr 2025
    • Zealandia
    • With the mornings getting darker and darker, we’re more likely to be awake to hear the manu/birds singing at dawn. This early-bird behaviour is thought to happen for territory defence and attracting ...
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    Take action for nature: looking for leaks

    • 13 Apr 2025
    • Zealandia
    • We all need freshwater to survive, and the health of our freshwater ultimately determines how healthy we are as people. One way we can look after our freshwater is by looking after the whole ...
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    A freshwater journey

    • 13 Apr 2025
    • Zealandia
    • Over the last few years, we have been focusing on restoring our freshwater ecosystems. From creating a safer environment by removing invasive species and bringing in endangered species to ...
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    Coming together for kai

    • 13 Apr 2025
    • Zealandia
    • In autumn and winter, you may see flocks consisting of multiple species, like pōpokotea/whitehead, pīwakawaka/fantail, riroriro/grey warbler, and tīeke/saddleback, all foraging together. These ...
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    Don’t sit on the fence

    • 13 Apr 2025
    • Zealandia
    • The Zealandia fence has protected vulnerable native wildlife in our capital city for over 25 years, and we need your help to ensure this protection continues. It takes a community of support ...
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    Te Herenga Waka community supports tuatara research at Zealandia

    • 7 Apr 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • More than 700 people from the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington alumni community attended a friends and family event on Saturday 22 March.
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    Timber tenancies: the nest big thing

    • 13 Mar 2025
    • Zealandia
    • Over the last two years, we’ve been working with David Spencer, Managing Director of Tend Trees Ltd, to veteranise pine trees in the valley. The term ‘veteranisation’ stems from ‘veteran tree’, a ...
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    Take action for nature: don't sit on the fence

    • 13 Mar 2025
    • Zealandia
    • The 8.6km fence surrounding the sanctuary was a world first and prevents all kinds of mammalian predators from entering the sanctuary, providing safety for rare and endangered native species. But ...
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    Moulting: keeping up appearances

    • 13 Mar 2025
    • Zealandia
    • Over the next few months, you may see fewer manu/birds around or some looking a bit worse for wear. This is because many will be going through their post-breeding moult, which is when they shed and ...
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    Sustainability at Rātā Café

    • 13 Mar 2025
    • Zealandia
    • Next time you pop up to Rātā for a coffee or a snack, you can eat easy knowing that as well as your money going back into our conservation mahi/work, the team at Rātā Café have also been working on ...
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    Clean-up effort uncovers hidden section of Kaiwharawhara awa

    • 19 Feb 2025
    • Wellington City Council
    • Thanks to a team effort between Wellington City Council, Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne Ecosanctuary and volunteers, over 3000 kg of weeds and rubbish have been removed from a section of Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush affectionately known as ‘the Shire’, not only paving the way for native plants but uncovering a hidden section of the Kaiwharawhara awa (stream).
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    Introducing Private Mandarin-Speaking Zealandia by Day Tours!

    • 14 Feb 2025
    • Zealandia
    • We’re excited to introduce private Mandarin-speaking Zealandia by Day tours! Available on request for 1 to 12 guests, these tours provide a deeper, more personal connection to the sanctuary—all in ...
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    Kārearea sightings

    • 14 Feb 2025
    • Zealandia
    • You might have noticed that the Raingauge Track had been closed over the last few months. This is because a pair of kārearea are nesting near the track and actively guarding the area against both ...
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    Take action for nature: a safe haven for lizards

    • 14 Feb 2025
    • Zealandia
    • Zealandia member and wildlife photographer, Holly Henderson, is an avid conservationist who found a love for New Zealand wildlife while learning to photograph birds at Zealandia. After moving to ...
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    Flying the nest

    • 14 Feb 2025
    • Zealandia
    • At this time of year fledgling birds are everywhere: trailing after their parents begging for food, copying the behaviour of adults, and generally figuring out how to make their way in the big wide ...
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    What’s the buzz on wasps?

    • 3 Feb 2025
    • Zealandia
    • With this current season’s wasp nests starting to be discovered in Zealandia, it feels timely to do a closer dive into one of the ultimate bees in our bonnet: wasps. While the impact of mammalian ...
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    Saving New Zealand's birds: Conservationists keep species from going extinct

    • 15 Jan 2025
    • Zealandia
    • “Birdsong is no longer drowned out by traffic”, Al Jazeera English reports on the inspiring recovery of native manu/birds in Wellington. Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne is proud to work alongside ...
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    Take action: Plastic in the cemeteries

    • 10 Jan 2025
    • Zealandia
    • In 2019, our Bicultural Engagement Lead Ranger Terese McLeod (Taranaki Whānui) was carrying out a rubbish audit in the Kaiwharawhara stream. She noticed that a lot of the rubbish being collected ...
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    Ngā mihi o te wā Kirihimete me te Tau Hou Pākehā!

    • 10 Jan 2025
    • Zealandia
    • Zealandia fence by Hayley May Our world-first fence celebrated its 25th birthday this year and, while it’s still going strong beyond its expected lifespan, it’s beginning to show ...
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    Caring for kākā

    • 10 Jan 2025
    • Zealandia
    • As Tangata Tiriti, I feel privileged to call Te Whanganui-a-Tara home. One of the greatest joys of this beautiful city is its abundant native wildlife and the unifying enthusiasm they bring out in ...
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    Diurnal missions

    • 10 Jan 2025
    • Zealandia
    • As we move into our hotter months of the year, occasionally there are kiwi pukupuku spotted during the day. While normally they only come out during the night, the drier ground and shorter nights ...
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    Hungry hihi hatchlings

    • 10 Jan 2025
    • Zealandia
    • The hihi breeding season is well underway with the first of the nests beginning to hatch in late November and many more following suit. The hihi feeders have been buzzing with activity in the ...
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    Summertime in the sanctuary

    • 10 Jan 2025
    • Zealandia
    • Summer at Zealandia is the perfect time to unplug, explore, and spend quality time with friends and whānau. With a variety of family-friendly activities , from nature walks to yoga in the ...
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    But who's counting (we are!)

    • 12 Dec 2024
    • Zealandia
    • 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? ...
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    Zealandia fundraising appeal

    • 12 Dec 2024
    • Zealandia
    • “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 ...
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    The way to woo her

    • 12 Dec 2024
    • Zealandia
    • 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, ...
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    Caring for wildlife

    • 12 Dec 2024
    • Zealandia
    • 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 ...
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    Skink surveying

    • 12 Dec 2024
    • Zealandia
    • 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, ...
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