Opening Hours
Summer Hours
9:00am – 6:00pm
(during daylight savings
last Sunday in September
to first Sunday in April)
Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre is a not-for-profit charity managing an unfenced breeding sanctuary for native wildlife.
Our 942-hectare forest is home to wild birds.
Inside our aviaries we hatch kiwi, kākā and kākāriki for release across Aotearoa New Zealand.
To make a difference, we need your help.
Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre is OPEN to the public 9am – 6pm daily under COVID-19 Alert Level 2 restrictions.
– Scanning or Signing in on arrival is mandatory for every visitor
– Please bring a facemask. Wearing them indoors is now a Ministry of Health requirement
– Please keep a Social Distance of 2 metres from others wherever possible
– Please remember to be patient, kind and respectful to others and be mindful of their need to Social Distance
– Please follow the directions of our staff. They know what to do and are here to help.
Conservation
Campervans / EVs
Campervans
There is plenty of parking space to accommodate campervans.
View our overnight campervan tours
Electric Vehicles (EVs)
We have two Type-2 EV trickle charging stations available. There is no cost to use our EV chargers however customers will be required to provide their own type-2 charging cable.
How to get here
We’re on State Highway 2 (SH2) in the middle of the lower part of the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand.
We’re 30kms north of Masterton, Wairarapa and 10km south of Eketahuna, Tararua.
It’s about 2 hours to drive north-east from Wellington, a little longer heading south-west from Napier, or an hour south from Palmerston North.
