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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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    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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    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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    Te Ohu Kaiwharawhara

    • 27 Nov 2024
    • Zealandia
    • 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 ...
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    A generation of restoration

    • 27 Nov 2024
    • Zealandia
    • 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 ...
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    Tanglewood House

    • 27 Nov 2024
    • Zealandia
    • 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 ...
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    A fresh(water) start

    • 27 Nov 2024
    • Zealandia
    • 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 ...
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    Zealandia Annual General Meeting and a sit down with Rt Hon. Helen Clark

    • 7 Nov 2024
    • Zealandia
    • We are excited to share the incredible stories of impact made possible by your support over the past year in our 2023/24 Annual Report . As a valued member of the Karori Sanctuary Trust ...
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    Dialectical dilemmas

    • 29 Oct 2024
    • Zealandia
    • 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 ...
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    Show me the green

    • 29 Oct 2024
    • Zealandia
    • 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 ...
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    Noticing nature

    • 29 Oct 2024
    • Zealandia
    • “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 ...
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    Farewell to Orbell

    • 10 Oct 2024
    • Zealandia
    • 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 ...
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    Ake ake ake – A forever language

    • 8 Oct 2024
    • Zealandia
    • 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 ...
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    Sustainability at Rātā Café

    • 8 Oct 2024
    • Zealandia
    • 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 ...
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    Responsible cat ownership: Microchipping

    • 24 Sep 2024
    • Zealandia
    • 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 ...
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    Dead weasel found in trap

    • 24 Sep 2024
    • Zealandia
    • 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 ...
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    Harbingers of spring

    • 24 Sep 2024
    • Zealandia
    • 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 ...
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    Why should kākā be the next Bird of the Year?

    • 11 Sep 2024
    • Zealandia
    • Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne is proudly backing kākā for Bird of the Year 2024! Kākā are more than just a beautiful sight in Wellington—they’re a success story for Zealandia, Aotearoa New Zealand, ...
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    An unFROGettable journey

    • 2 Sep 2024
    • Zealandia
    • 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 ...
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    Bringing back the giants of the forest

    • 28 Aug 2024
    • Zealandia
    • 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 ...
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    From pines to podocarps

    • 28 Aug 2024
    • Zealandia
    • 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 ...
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    Take Action: Trapping at home with Predator Free Wellington

    • 28 Aug 2024
    • Zealandia
    • We know that you care about the native taonga of Aotearoa and so does Predator Free Wellington (PFW). We caught up with the PFW team about Phase 2 of their plan to remove rats, possums, weasels, and ...
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    Out of one breeding season...and right into another!

    • 28 Aug 2024
    • Zealandia
    • Despite things slowing down in winter, preparing for the upcoming breeding season keeps our rangers busy. We provide a few different bird species with nest boxes, which mimic the natural ...
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    Media Release: Major national conservation milestone for rare native frog species

    • 26 Aug 2024
    • Zealandia
    • ZEALANDIA MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release: 27 August 2024 Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne has released a captive population of rare pepeketua/Hamilton’s frogs into the wild at the ...
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    Celebrating our amazing volunteers

    • 23 Aug 2024
    • Zealandia
    • 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 ...
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    A nose for kiwi

    • 16 Aug 2024
    • Zealandia
    • 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 ...
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    Dead weasel found in Zealandia’s biosecurity trapping network

    • 1 Aug 2024
    • Zealandia
    • Yesterday 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 sanctuary. The ...
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    Why do people volunteer?

    • 29 Jul 2024
    • Zealandia
    • Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne relies heavily on our amazing community of volunteers. Our volunteers help us with a wide range of tasks and activities. They come from all walks of life and are passionate ...
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