by Pukaha | Sep 4, 2024 | News
2024 Community Open Day We are excited to invite you to our Annual Community Open Day:Saturday, October 26th, 2024! It will be a day packed with educational talks, interactive experiences, and a chance to connect with conservation and sustainability organisations from...
by Pukaha | Aug 19, 2022 | News
Perfect Day Out Visit Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre on a day trip from Wellington or within the Wairarapa! It’s the perfect day out exploring nature, treating yourself and your whānau. Only a 2 hour drive from Wellington city; and 20 minutes from Masterton....
by Pukaha | Jul 25, 2022 | News
Bird news Despite the winter cold, there’s been plenty happening with our feathered friends! The little pīwakawaka has been very busy lately, snapping up treats out the front of the Visitor Centre to show off to his potential new lady. There are signs all...
by Pukaha | Mar 13, 2019 | News
Saving the Shore Plover by Helen Cordery As birds go, the tuturuatu (shore plover or shore dotterel) could do with some urgent PR. While it’s tiny and amusingly docile, very few New Zealanders have ever heard of them. In the meantime, this beautiful, endemic...
by Pukaha | Mar 5, 2019 | News
Discover Pūkaha A Journey into New Zealand Forest by Helen Cordery Pūkaha. The name means “windy mountain” but scratch beneath the surface and you find it is a whole lot more. It may be a national wildlife centre and successful breeding conservation site, but it’s...
