Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne

Zealandia is the world’s first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary, with a 500-year restoration vision.

[Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne @ZEALANDIA]

Ready, set, go! Get your #BirdOfTheYear VOTE FOR KIWI in until 28 September!

✅ Go to https://t.co/epDYCsb5fs
✅ Select 5 birds and make sure kiwi is one of them
✅ Type in your name and email
✅ Validate your vote via a link from Forest & Bird

Pic by Judi Lapsley Miller

[Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne @ZEALANDIA]

Bird of the Year 2025 opens tomorrow! Make sure kiwi is one of your 5 votes 🥝
Kiwi pukupuku/little spotted kiwi is this year’s rep for all kiwi species. Vote for the national icon + remember to verify your ballot via email at https://t.co/epDYCsb5fs
Pic by Judi Lapsley Miller

[Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne @ZEALANDIA]

To celebrate this conservation success and inspire hope and action, we're rallying Kiwis to VOTE KIWI for #BirdOfTheYear.
Will you help us spread the word?
Voting opens: 15 Sep on https://t.co/rXdK7RFRlk
Choose 5 faves, include kiwi, and validate your vote via email!

[Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne @ZEALANDIA]

Zealandia is campaigning for kiwi in #BirdOfTheYear or #BOTY 2025!
This year’s ‘party leader’ for the 5 kiwi species is kiwi pukupuku, the smallest of kiwi with the BIGGEST conservation success story.
Vote KIWI from 15 Sep! https://t.co/o0OwLv8m15
Graphic by Lucy Gray

[Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne @ZEALANDIA]

By 1912, the kiwi pukupuku species was thought to be down to just 5 and moved to Kāpiti Island.

In 2000s, 40 were brought to Zealandia in Wellington with 15 of their descendants translocated out to support another population in 2025.

📷 John Hermans, Lynn Freeman

[NZ Defence Force @NZDefenceForce]

STORY📰 What lies beneath? Hydrographers from HMNZS Matataua have conducted an underwater survey at @Zealandia to search for submerged hazards and shallows. https://t.co/H01BndW6fd

[Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne @ZEALANDIA]

@JeromeChandra Love the big thinking 😂
We'll see what the CEO says

[Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne @ZEALANDIA]

@marcelitre Working on it as we speak, but thanks for letting us know! Sorry for the inconvenience 💔

[Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne @ZEALANDIA]

Yesterday our sanctuary biosecurity systems were put to the test. A weasel was discovered dead in a DOC200 trap in the sanctuary. The good news is these safe-guarding systems are working.

More info: https://t.co/WKldbHPG4U

[Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne @ZEALANDIA]

@cat_yawns OMG, how cool 😍
This tūī has leucism (lack of pigment), the opposite of melanism (excess of melanin, resulting in a dark pigment)!

[Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne @ZEALANDIA]

@hollowoak @violetblue Please don't give feed native birds no matter how much they beg for it 💚

[Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne @ZEALANDIA]

@violetblue His name is Orbell and he loves making friends 😊

[Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne @ZEALANDIA]

@_NZFrogs We are so excited to release the remaining pepeketua! Watch out for updates around August 🐸

[Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne @ZEALANDIA]

@MungKiwi This is so sweet! Enjoy 💚

[Jay A. @Absolute_ZeroJ]

@ZEALANDIA Rātā café absolutely snubbed in the nominations smh

[Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne @ZEALANDIA]

Ka rawe!
Thank you for sharing your trip with us! 💚

[alpa @alpa3004]

Thanks @FlyAirNZ , @PureNewZealand @ZEALANDIA , going to remember the trip for a long time. Summer in #NewZealand followed by a second in the #uk . What an amazing time in #Aotearoa. Kids even made a video for their class.

[Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne @ZEALANDIA]

Take the sounds of the ngahere/forest wherever you go 💚

'Sanctuary Soundscapes' is now available on most streaming platforms 🎧

➡️https://t.co/Rrof1HSraA

[Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne @ZEALANDIA]

WE DID IT! 🙌 Our little not-for-profit has been named the top tourism operation in Aotearoa New Zealand as winner of the prestigious Air New Zealand Supreme Tourism Award.

Read more: https://t.co/r81HGziJfw

#NZTourismAwards

[Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne @ZEALANDIA]

In case you need help with your Halloween costume this year...👻🎃

We're backing takahē for @Forest_and_Bird's #BirdoftheCentury. They're a unique manu/bird, conservation icon and survivor.

Show your support by voting for takahē for Bird of the Year: https://t.co/o0OwLv8m15