Events
Tuatara February
Touch a tuatara, seek tuatara on the Turbine Track, take home a special fact sheet, talk tuatara with our Ranger Guides, tickle your taste buds with a Tuatara beer ‘n’ burger or battered fish, and buy specially priced tuatara gifts at our Store. February is tuatara month at Zealandia!
Meet Spike the tuatara – free with admission
Sunday 3 & 24 February. 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm, 3.30pm.
Tuatara handler and expert Sue Keall will bring along Spike so you can get even closer to a tuatara and maybe even touch him!
At Rata Café
Tuatara Breweries are ongoing sanctuary supporters. Try these tasty meal and beer specials at Rata through February:
- Pork burger and beer -Tuatara Hefe recommended, $22.50.
- Tuatara beer-battered fish with chips and a beer – Tuatara Pilsner recommended, $22.50.
- See menu.
Also this summer at Zealandia…
- Tuatara beer & food evening, 28 February
- Junior Rangers – School Holiday Programme
- Sunday storytelling
- 20% off for families
- A free kids’ clue trail sheet can be picked up at the admissions desk – explore the valley while hunting for the letters

