Mātauranga Māori is Māori knowledge systems, and an area of increasingly wider interest as it works to complement Western science systems.  The ZEALANDIA Mātauranga Māori Summer Scholarship programme began in the summer of 2019/2020 to provide the sanctuary a mātauranga Māori perspective into areas of sanctuary relevance. Read more about our researchers here. 

Join us at Zealandia on 31 January to celebrate the World's Wetlands!

WIN a ZEALANDIA By Night tour for you and a friend! Simply follow our Facebook or Instagram page and tag someone you would take on this ultimate night adventure.

ZEALANDIA is open until 7pm from Thursday 28 - Sunday 31 January. It's a perfect excuse for a picnic dinner or an after work wander amongst the wildlife.

From 2 December to 31 January, artist Hannah Shand is displaying her exhibition “Conservation Stories - ZEALANDIA and Beyond” in ZEALANDIA's Stairwell Gallery.

The rare, parasitic plant pua o te Rēinga/dactylanthus taylorii has now officially been planted in the sanctuary. This project was a historic first with selected representatives from across all six iwi within the Greater Wellington Region being heavily involved in the translocation.

Wellington City Council, ZEALANDIA and local iwi are proud to be part of a mission to bring a very rare parasitic plant back to the capital.

What plant has no leaves or stems? Pua o te Rēinga/Dactylanthus taylorii!

Pua o te Rēinga is New Zealand’s only endemic (unique to NZ) plant that is fully parasitic. Unlike most plants that use photosynthesis for energy, it gets its energy by attaching to the root of a host tree and taking nutrients from it. The host root then develops a flared surface that the pua o te Rēinga can grow around. The tree is not harmed in this process, and both species are able to coexist together.