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 Mandarin.
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After moving to Kāpiti, wildlife photographer Holly Henderson has filled her garden with native plants and an ever-evolving lizard garden, named Mokomoko Manor, taking over her sunny backyard. We asked Holly to tell us a bit more about how she created her lizard garden and what advice she’d give to others wanting to do the same.
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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 human and avian intruders. Having a top predator like the kārearea around speaks to the success of Wellington’s restoration efforts; without increases in other native manu/birds like kererū, kārearea wouldn’t be here.
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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 world.
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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 predators is well known throughout Aotearoa New Zealand, there are also invasive plants, fish, and insects which throw out the balance of our local ecosystems. But there are steps you can take to assist.
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To celebrate World Wetlands Day, bring the tamariki along to have their faces painted with native and wetland-themed designs. The incredible artists from Daizy Design Face Painting will be out on the Heritage Lawn from 10am to 2pm.
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Featuring up-and-coming and established artists
“For the Birds” is soaring back to Te Māra Toi Gallery at Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne! Running through February and March, this group art exhibition features up-and-coming and established artists.
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by Adrian Brown, Al Jazeera
“Birdsong is no longer drowned out by traffic”, Al Jazeera English reports on the inspiring recovery of native manu/birds in Wellington.
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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 consisted of plastic flowers blown off graves from the nearby cemetery. Since then, Terese has helped enable plastic reduction in cemeteries, including Mākara urupā which is now plastic-free.
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The hihi breeding season is well underway with the first of the nests beginning to hatch in late November and many more following suit.
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