What's On at Zealandia

Buried under the soil of trees and plants, a kingdom of life has waited all year to make an appearance. With autumn, comes the sprouting of the magical world of fungi in Zealandia.

Nestled in specially designed kete/baskets made from harakeke/flax, 150 kākahi/freshwater mussels recently made their way to their new home in Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne. 

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.

Zealandia conservation rangers report the use of a surrogate nest and induced fostering to successfully raise and release a wild hihi nestling at Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne. 

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.

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

Researchers from Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington looking into attitudes and views about domestic cats and cat ownership are searching for survey respondents.

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!

Give a gift with meaning this year – not just stuff. Zealandia Store has you covered with NZ-made gift ideas that support conservation - 100% of profit goes to Zealandia's work to protect vulnerable wildlife.