Already this year we have celebrated the discovery of our first falcon chicks; welcomed a further 50 Cook Strait giant weta; embarked on a major population census of our kiwi and been voted one of the world's greenest companies! Watch out for news on our upcoming re-introduction of kakariki (red-crowned parakeets) and takahe...
Click on the links below to find the latest news from ZEALANDIA and the Trust.
ZEALANDIA's plan to restore the freshwater habitat moves forward More...
Two of the world's rarest birds were reintroduced into ZEALANDIA today - only the second such translocation of this takahe into the wild on the North Island. More...
2011 has got off to a great start for the mainland's only little spotted kiwi population, with the discovery of two chicks. More...
Our terrace cafe, Rata, has been named one of Wellington's top alfresco dining experiences in a new list produced by WellingtonNZ.com. More...
A feisty trio of New Zealand falcons has proved too elusive for even the expert brought in to capture and tag them. More...
Local people bringing friends and relatives from outside the Wellington urban area between now and the end of March will get into ZEALANDIA for half price! More...
ZEALANDIA is offering FREE entry for all kids between now and Christmas Eve! More...
Father Christmas is leaving the reindeer at home for a day so he can visit us here at ZEALANDIA! More...
ZEALANDIA has fought off stiff competition from over 1500 visitor attractions and accommodation providers around the world to win a coveted Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Award. Winners were announced at the World Travel Market in London yesterday. More...
ZEALANDIA's earliest kaka chicks on record are about to fly the nest. But before they join the sanctuary's 100-strong flock, they need to be weighed, measured, banded and microchipped! More...
Admission to Wellington’s world-first wildlife sanctuary, ZEALANDIA, is free for all locals this Saturday and Sunday. More...
NZ's top native predator, the kārearea or NZ falcon, is nesting at ZEALANDIA for the second year in a row, with conservation officers finding a nest containg three eggs today. More...
ZEALANDIA staff are thrilled with the discovery that kakariki are nesting in Wellington City again after an absence of at least 100 years! More...
Former Tourism New Zealand CEO George Hickton has been appointed to ZEALANDIA's board of trustees. More...
Spring has arrived early at ZEALANDIA, with the first August-hatched kaka chick on record. More...
Children of all ages are invited to bring their Dads to ZEALANDIA on Fathers' Day and he’ll get FREE admission! More...
ZEALANDIA and the Department of Conservation (DOC) are hoping to remove brown trout from the upper Karori reservoir and the streams flowing into it this summer. This would be a “first” for New Zealand, as the complete removal of introduced fish from streams has not been successful here before. More...
Order any main from the lunch menu at Rata cafe Monday to Thursday throughout August and you'll get a meal from the kids' menu absolutely free. More...
A ZEALANDIA-bred pateke (brown teal) has been hanging out on a Hutt City stream. More...
The rare kakariki (red-crown parakeet) is back in the city for the first time in 100 years thanks to a relocation programme undertaken by ZEALANDIA. More...
Labour Party leader Hon Phil Goff MP joined Wellington Central MP Grant Robertson on a visit to the new Visitor & Education Centre at ZEALANDIA today. More...
Submit your photos of ZEALANDIA to the DOC Photo Competition and be in to win $1000. More...
Dr Hugh Robertson and ZEALANDIA Conservation Manager Raewyn Empson discuss the state of the mainland's only little spotted kiwi population, ten years after it was established. Dr Kristina Ramstad discusses 'genetic variation and founder effects among little spotted kiwi' and Andrew Digby talks about his bioacoustic research into the ZEALANDIA population. More...
Almost exactly ten years to the day after our first 20 little spotted kiwi were released, we're inviting visitors to celebrate our successes in establishing New Zealand's first (and only) mainland population with a special activity day. More...
Treat your kids to a really wild night out this winter with our special 90-minute after-dark expedition into the forest. More...
Leading US newspaper has named ZEALANDIA one of the three best places in NZ to see a kiwi in its natural habitat. More...
ZEALANDIA needs to raise $60,000 over the next two years to bring red-crowned parakeets back to Wellington City. Today they got a helping hand from The Bugman! More...
Watch ZEALANDIA's kaka and conservation crew on TVNZ's Wild Vets. More...
The wet and windy Wellington weather we all know and love need no longer get in the way of enjoying ZEALANDIA with this special winter offer! More...
As part of our Winter Warmers event programme, buy one ZEALANDIA By Night tour and get a second place absolutely free! More...
Official School Holiday Programmes can now take advantage of our discounted guided tours. More...
Ten years after mainland NZ's first little spotted kiwi poplation was established, ZEALANDIA conservation staff are teaming up with DOC to carry out the eco-sanctuary's first ever 'kiwi census'. More...
Pied shag/karuhiruhi are nesting at ZEALANDIA for the first time, making it the third shag species to breed here. More...
ZEALANDIA has a confirmed sighting of one of the baby tuatara in the world-first safe haven. This is only the second ever confirmed sighted of a baby tuatara on the mainland in over 200 years. More...
ZEALANDIA's new visitor centre with a state-of-the-art exhibition and cafe was officially opened by Prime Minister John Key. More...
ZEALANDIA has been selected by UK broadsheet The Guardian as one of the top 75 green tourism companies in the world. More...
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In workshops and studios around Wellington, a lost world is slowly being brought back to life. More...
As part of this year's annual street appeal Karori Sanctuary Trust will be getting people to give the tui a run for their money with a 'Tui Talent Quest'. More...
At more than a metre tall and completely leafless, the potato orchid is an extremely unusual looking plant with a very strange reputation. More...
Conservation staff believe they have found the first New Zealand falcons to have hatched in the city since the Seventies. More...
Senior managers from Mitsubishi Motors NZ helped conservation staff remove pest conifers and plant native trees. More...
ZEALANDIA gets gold in the world’s first fully-integrated environmental and quality accreditation programme for tourism. More...
At the end of last year, ZEALANDIA welcomed its newest arrival – a little spotted kiwi with a rather peculiar condition. More...
Students from a tiny rural school got a surprise appearance from TV's Bugman, Ruud Kleinpaste, when they visited ZEALANDIA today. More...
One of our young kaka, nursed back to health after being found close to death in a gutter, is released back into the wild. More...
With dozens of high-quality entries flooding in, the quest to find a winning image for 2010 ZEALANDIA calendar is complete. More...
Conservation staff at ZEALANDIA were in for a surprise when they tried to track down a transmittered giant weta recently. More...
We've been selected as one of the top 25 ecological restoration projects in Australasia. More...
Mainland New Zealand's first wild tuatara in 200 years has hatched. More...
Up to 100 giant weta to be transfered from Mana Island. More...
Well-known British comedian Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine take time out of their filming schedule to help release five rare hihi. More...
Check out the Sanctuary's newest visitor attraction on your next visit. More...
ZEALANDIA™ already has its first corporate partner. More ...
On Tuesday 2 December 2008 Prime Minister John Key, in his first New Zealand public engagement under the tourism portfolio, unveiled a bold, exciting brand for Karori Sanctuary Trust.
At Karori Sanctuary Trust's annual Volunteer BBQ on 28 November, with 150 volunteers in attendance, the Trust thanked its 400+ volunteers for their important contributions over the past year. More...
Karori Sanctuary is the latest local attraction to join the Government's SuperGold seniors' card scheme. More...
Sanctuary confirms first tuatara nest on mainland New Zealand in hundreds of years. More...
Work is now well underway on our new world-class Visitor and Education Centre. More...
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