What's On at Zealandia


 

In the Valley

Show me the green

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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 upwards, and see if you can spot the source of the noise: a kākāriki/red-crowned parakeet.

Harbingers of spring

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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 are strewn along the paths of the valley.

An unFROGettable journey

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The last of the captive population of pepeketua/Hamilton’s frogs have been released from their enclosure following the opening of a new boardwalk that was built to protect them from human foot traffic. This boardwalk was made possible through generous funding from the estate of John Nankervis. Lead Ranger Ellen Irwin shares some of the mahi/work that went into planning for this release.

Bringing back the giants of the forest

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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 let the forest regenerate by itself, each year, the Conservation team does some planting to facilitate the establishment of species that would not otherwise come back into the sanctuary, including podocarps and rare and threatened plant species.

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