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Top 10 ways to "take it all in" this summer 7 December 2022

Top 10 ways to "take it all in" this summer

This summer, we're encouraging you to explore further into the sanctuary and take notice of things you may not normally see, hear or feel.

Whether you’ve visited 100 times or never, there’s always something new to notice if you slow down and take it all in.
 

To feed or not to feed: Bringing birds to your backyard 13 September 2022

To feed or not to feed: Bringing birds to your backyard

At Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne, we recommend planting native trees and shrubs, rather than putting out sugar water feeders or fruit and nuts to attract birds to your gardens. Here are a few reasons why...

Hihi become foster parents to abandoned chick 29 June 2022

Hihi become foster parents to abandoned chick

Never seen before: hihi parents successfully adopt an abandoned hihi chick

Twenty years of tīeke 29 June 2022

Twenty years of tīeke

The winter of 2002 saw the most ambitious species release in Zealandia to date.  

Media release: Māori and western science combine in latest wildlife translocation 27 April 2022

Media release: Māori and western science combine in latest wildlife translocation

Wellington – 21 April 2022: Māori knowledge and western science have come together again to support the latest wildlife translocation to Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne.

A Ngahere Korowai for Cannons Creek - environmental equity and equality in action 23 December 2021

A Ngahere Korowai for Cannons Creek - environmental equity and equality in action

A tour around Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne sparked the inspiration for a ngahere korowai/forest cloak around the bare hills of Porirua suburb, Cannons Creek. Lead Ranger Bicultural Engagement Terese McLeod shares an update on this project.

Want to contribute to Zealandia’s conservation mahi just by taking a photo? 23 December 2021

Want to contribute to Zealandia’s conservation mahi just by taking a photo?

Your bird photos, especially that of banded birds, can be a goldmine for researchers and conservation practitioners.

Top ways to entertain your kids these school holidays 12 November 2021

Top ways to entertain your kids these school holidays

This is the anti-boredom blog of brilliant activities for a family day out in Wellington. Plenty of fun activities for children and teenagers over the summer school holidays!

Top 10 things to do at Zealandia 7 October 2021

Top 10 things to do at Zealandia

There's so much to see and do at the ecosanctuary in the heart of Wellington. Whether you’ve been 100 times or never there’s always something new to do and see.  

Media release: Tītipounamnu/rifleman pair found on Te Ahūmairangi Hill for the first time in 100 years 13 August 2021

Media release: Tītipounamnu/rifleman pair found on Te Ahūmairangi Hill for the first time in 100 years

New Zealand’s smallest bird has been sighted on Te Ahūmairangi Hill in Wellington City. 

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