WildlifeHidden gem
Ngā Manu Nature Reserve
Waikanae, Wellington
Small Kapiti reserve with kea, kaka, tuatara and a night house with kiwi, under swamp forest.
- Cost
- Paid
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
A 14 hectare bird and wildlife reserve at Waikanae with aviaries for kea, kaka and whio, tuatara enclosures, a forest walk and eel feeding. Kiwi can be seen in the nocturnal house and on an evening encounter. Easy, shady and kid-sized.
Good to know
- Open 10am to 5pm daily except 25 December
- Kiwi Night Encounter is a separate booked experience
- Check ngamanu.org.nz for current prices
- Best time
- Mid-morning, or a drizzly day
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed road, 74 Nga Manu Reserve Road
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
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