A birthday wish come true
Nikita Farmer recently turned 9 and for her birthday her wish was to go on a morning feed tour at Staglands Wildlife Reserve and, her mother Kym made her wish come true.
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Staglands Rugby League Junior Player of the Week
We are proud to be sponsoring the Wellington Rugby League Junior Player of the Week award, which is announced in their weekly 'Pass it on' newsletter.
Each winner receives a family pass to Staglands and certificate.
This weeks winner is Logam Saumolia from Randwick U13's
Last weeks winner was Tere Marsters from St George Under 10's |
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Latest winner of our birthday party competition
CONGRATULATIONS to Maya Hall who entered the competition while visiting Staglands and is the latest winner.
Maya won a birthday party package for her and her friends valued at over $140.
To enter the draw complete the entry form on your next visit to Staglands or book a birthday party in. |
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Local MP gets a taste of fresh air
Rimutaka MP Chris Hipkins recently visited Staglands and spent some time going through the reserve and café.
The weather was superb and Mr Hipkins thoroughly enjoyed his personal tour with John Simister, founder and owner of Staglands Wildlife Reserve, and General Manager Sarah Purdy.
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Staglands part of Entirely World Famous Tour
18 May 2010
Nicquel Rhoden has been travelling New Zealand for the past three months as part of a tourism promotion to Australia. On her final trip through Wellington she visited Staglands Wildlife Reserve and had the opportunity to get up close & personal with the wildlife.
Australian visitors are part of a growing market for New Zealand so the visit to Staglands was an opportunity to showcase what the local Upper Hutt region has to offer to our neighbour’s ‘across the ditch’.
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Cruising on a Sunday afternoon
We recently had the pleasure of hosting the Wellington Corvette Club who stopped off for lunch in our café. The scenic Akatarawa Road is a great drive for car enthusiasts to take a leisurely cruise on a weekend and then meet at Staglands.
If you belong to a local club/association have you considered meeting in our café or taking a look through the reserve and using The Barn for bigger groups? All visitors are welcome to use The Café without having to pay to enter the park |
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Meeting puts focus on falcon
By Nicholas Boyack, Hutt News, April 20 2010
It is on our $20 note, it is one of the world’s fastest birds, and it can still be found in the hills above Naenae and Eastbourne and in the Rimutaka Forest Park.
Raptor fanciers from all over New Zealand recently gathered at Staglands, Upper Hutt, for the Raptors Association of New Zealand AGM, aiming to draw attention to the plight of the endangered karearea (native falcon).
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Brown Teal heading for the deep south!
Wednesday 31st March 2010
Six NZ Brown Teal (Pateke) from Staglands Wildlife Reserve have been sent to Peacock Springs near Christchurch, who are part of a captive breeding program to try and increase numbers of this critically endangered species in the wild.
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A new blue duck from Peacock Springs
Article in the Upper Hutt Leader, October 28, 2009
Article in The Dominion Post, October 30, 2009
She’s a native New Zealander, she’s very rare, she’s beautiful, she’s from the wild and she’s quite a catch for Staglands Wildlife Reserve.
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Falcon dices with death in courtship
The Dominion Post, August 24, 2009
Jet the falcon can be forgiven for a few nerves before his big date - his potential mate is also his potential killer....
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New animals and Staglands snippets
- Check our our Stock for Sale section to see what we have available
- We’ve had some Australian Coots recently arrive at Staglands.
- Not only do we have two Pukeko’s in with the Kea but our bachelor Blue Duck is also in with them at the moment – it’s quite a mix of colours… green, blue & black!
- We have Kunekune pigs of all shapes, sizes and colours. From white & black to bright ginger – and they’re real characters
- The Auckland Island piglets have now been weaned off their mum and are in the Stables.
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Bush Settlement
A popular part of Staglands is the old bush settlement, which is a replication of how early settlers to New Zealand lived. We have some exciting developments over the coming months in this area and will keep you updated on what's been happening. |
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