by Service | Jun 4, 2021 | News
Ten staff tips for making the most of a long weekend visit by Alex Wall Photos: Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre Long weekends are always a great chance to get outdoors and go on discovery expeditions with friends, tamariki and whānau. If you are in the Wairarapa...
by Service | Dec 22, 2020 | News
5 last-minute eco-friendly Christmas gifts from Pūkaha by Sarah Watkins Sort your last-minute Christmas gifts at Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre, and take some time out too. The nature-inspired gift shop at the Visitor Centre is only 20 minutes drive north of...
by Service | Sep 4, 2020 | News
by Service | Feb 16, 2020 | News
The return of Pūkaha to Rangitāne by Rachael Dell Pūkaha was once known as ‘the great domain of Whātonga’ – Te Tapere Nui o Whātonga. The forest was lush and dense and stretched from the mountains north of Dannevirke, across to the Ruahine Ranges and back down to...
by Service | Nov 26, 2019 | News
Our Newest Arrival by Alex Wall Photos: Tara Swan Which bird is black and tan and rarely seen in any New Zealand forest? Need some clues? Once common throughout the North Island, its numbers were decimated by the introduction of rats and stoats that arrived...