Wildlife and Bird Watching in Wellington
These maps are intended as a guideline only; you must check the exact location of the reserve yourself. Wildlife Extra assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or usefulness of the information on this website.
- Cape Palliser seal colony
- Fensham Reserve
- Field Reserve - Forest and Bird
- Kapiti Island Nature Reserve
- Matiu/Somes Island Reserve - Forest and Bird
- Pauatahanui Wildlife Reserve - Forest and Bird
- Pukaha Mount Bruce - New Zealand's National Wildlife Centre
- Rimutaka Forest Park
- ZEALANDIA: The Karori Sanctuary Experience
Recent Wellington news
- New Zealand’s ‘Game Animal Council’ – putting hunting before conservation?
- Hector’s dolphins still headed for extinction
- Two kakapo found dead
- Kakapo to visit Wellington
- Emperor penguin appears on New Zealand beach
- Humpback whales in the Cook Strait
- White chick the star of New Zealand’s bumper kiwi brood
- Endangered takahe reintroduced into New Zealand’s capital
More Wellington news
- New Year arrivals: Rare kiwi chicks spotted in New Zealand sanctuary
- Kakariki fledge in Wellington for the first time in a century
- New Zealand government drawing up plans to allow mining on conservation land
- New population of endangered Shore Plover created off the west coast of New Zealand
- Rare, tagged weta eaten by eel.
- Rare sighting of Hector's dolphin in Wellington harbour
- Stephen Fry surprised by Kaka while filming
- Tuatara breed on mainland New Zealand for the first time for 200 years
Two kakapo found deadTwo young female kakapo have been found dead - one on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island, off Stewart Island, the other on Anchor Island in Fiordland.
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Emperor penguin appears on New Zealand beachLocals in New Zealand were very surprised to find a 1 metre tall penguin on a North Island beach as the largest resident penguins in New Zealand, yellow-eyed penguins, grow to a maximum of just 65 centimetres.
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Field guide to the wildlife of New Zealand
Field guide to the wildlife of New Zealand
This book covers all the different families and species that you are likely to see, including trees and shrubs. Most species have a smallish image, a brief description and an idea of where you might see them. It isn't an in depth guide, but covers the widest range in the smallest space!Read full review »
