What's On at Zealandia


 

Outside the fence

Media Release: Kiwi pukupuku take flight: first translocation of kiwi from Zealandia marks a new chapter for groundbreaking conservation effort

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Kiwi pukupuku / little spotted kiwi will move from Wellington ecosanctuary Zealandia to a new home in a historic first this May — a powerful symbol of success for urban wildlife restoration and species recovery.

Take action for nature: a small piece of the puzzle

By Predator Free New Zealand

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How is the trap in your backyard going to help the country become predator-free by 2050? Your backyard trap, baited and checked with care, won’t single-handedly make a dent in the local rat or possum populations. But your trap, your neighbour’s trap, the entire street’s trap? That’s when things start to shift, and the momentum builds.

Calling all Wellingtonians!

Do you have a cat? Used to have a cat? Never even had a cat? We want to hear from you!

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This short 10 to 15-minute survey will help us better understand how Wellingtonians feel about pet cats and their place in our homes. We want to help support both the threatened taonga species that call Wellington home and our feline family members' wellbeing—your answers will help us do that!

A freshwater journey

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Over the last few years, we have been focusing on restoring our freshwater ecosystems. We are beginning to see the impacts of this mahi/work with dragonflies and fish in abundance and a reduction in algal blooms in Roto Kawau. This month marks the beginning of our third (and likely final) toitoi/common bully translocation.  

What’s the buzz on wasps?

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With this current season’s wasp nests starting to be discovered in Zealandia, it feels timely to do a closer dive into one of the ultimate bees in our bonnet: wasps. While the impact of mammalian predators is well known throughout Aotearoa New Zealand, there are also invasive plants, fish, and insects which throw out the balance of our local ecosystems. But there are steps you can take to assist.

Take action: Plastic in the cemeteries

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In 2019, our Bicultural Engagement Lead Ranger Terese McLeod (Taranaki Whānui) was carrying out a rubbish audit in the Kaiwharawhara stream. She noticed that a lot of the rubbish being collected consisted of plastic flowers blown off graves from the nearby cemetery. Since then, Terese has helped enable plastic reduction in cemeteries, including Mākara urupā which is now plastic-free.

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