What's On at Zealandia

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...

Anyone who has battled weeds in their garden can appreciate the monumental effort of our Weed Team this summer season.  

Kiwifruit & Kawakawa is the latest exclusive syrup flavour by Six Barrel Soda, inspired by Zealandia. Each bottle purchased will donate $1 to support our conservation efforts to help birds, plants and critters thrive in Wellington and beyond.  

Weed Team Ranger, Summer, shares what makes a weed, a weed.

The lush cascading kiekie plants at Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne have been harvested as a gift to the country’s cultural heritage. 

During April 2022 the team at Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne translocated kākahi/freshwater mussels into Roto Māhanga/the upper reservoir. 

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.

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!

Wellington - 13 October 2021: The titipounamu/rifleman pair living on Te Ahumairangi Hill in Wellington have become proud parents. 

With their chicks, currently the size of a bumblebees, the pair of New Zealand’s tiniest birds are making history. 

When the pair were first spotted in August, 3km away from Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne, it was thought to be the first sighting of their species in that area in more than 100 years.  

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