DISCOVER THE WILD SIDE OF WELLINGTON

ZEALANDIA will be closed from Monday 24 August for 7 days to enable us to remove some aging pine trees from the sanctuary. This is a vital project to ensure the valley is safe for visitors and wildlife. We expect to open on Monday 31 August, however please visit our website and social channels for updates in case of delays. Under Alert Level 2 we are required to close the inside exhibition. Feel free to enjoy the store and café which will remain open during this period.

ZEALANDIA is the world’s first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary, with an extraordinary 500-year vision to restore a Wellington valley’s forest and freshwater ecosystems as closely as possible to their pre-human state. The 225 hectare ecosanctuary is a groundbreaking conservation project that has reintroduced over 20 species of native wildlife back into the area, some of which were previously absent from mainland New Zealand for over 100 years.