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• Visit hatched Kiwi’s at the West Coast Wildlife Center, Franz Josef

  Olivers01,4 thg 4, 2026

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  5.00

  On a rainy day we bumped into the WC Wildlife Center and booked the tour incl. Backstage visit. We can say that this visit was one of highlights of our travel in NZ. You get a detailed explanation of the Kiwi situation, facts very interstingly explained in the hatching station, later on you can visit Kiwis that are to be set free in the coming weeks in a darkened room. There is also a very well prepared part of the glaciers, pinguins (that have had accidents), and details about the goldrush on the westcoast. This privately run (as far as we understood in cooperation with the Dept. Of conservation) is passionately run and the guides are super. If it is a sunny or rainy day, we would return.

• Fun and interesting

  Curiosity783285,29 thg 3, 2026

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  5.00

  The staff was very knowledgeable and friendly. It was a great experience and I have a much better understanding of endangered New Zealand wildlife.

• Helping to Save Endangered Species

  clairemC5031KQ,22 thg 3, 2026

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  5.00

  We had a prearranged group tour with Devon. He was excellent, enthusiastic and very knowledgeable about what the center is doing. We went down to the incubation room and learned about how they are saving the kiwi and increasing its numbers. They have tagged the birds and are rescuing the eggs, one per bird, bringing them to the center and incubating them till they hatch. The eggs are huge. For a human, it would be like giving birth to a five year old child. They monitor the egg till it hatches, and provide the bird with food until it is old enough and big enough to be released back into the wild. The bird parents don’t even feed the chick…it is left to fend for itself. We then visited the tuatara pen. The animal is a lizard, but not a reptile. They were extinct on the mainland and were only found on some small outer islands. They are not quite ready to release the animals back into the wild. There are other nice exhibits in the center. At 11:00 am and 3:00 pm you can see the little blue penguins being fed. Your ticket allows you to return the next day. A must see for anyone interested in endemic wildlife.

• Backstage tour of kiwi and tuatara

  HWelly,19 thg 3, 2026

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  5.00

  Excellent tour. Particular thanks to our guide, Steve, showing us the animals and explaining about the work they do to protect the kiwis and tuatara.

• Very informative visit, learned about the various kiwis and blue penguin species.

  Avigillett,16 thg 3, 2026

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  5.00

  This is a wonderful place to visit while in Franz Josef. We went for the talk on Kiwis and then the blue penguin feeding. Really enjoyed learning about all the hands on work they do for kiwis and how they take care of wounded blue penguins. So cool to see them swimming around during feeding time.

• Experience of a lifetime!

  tjay0423,12 thg 3, 2026

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  5.00

  Absolutely impressive and amazing what this small wildlife center has done to restore the kiwi population and other species. Devon was not only knowledgeable but his passion for kiwis and other wildlife was contagious. Beyond impressed with Devon and everyone here and their unconditional love for wildlife.

  

  

• Outstanding. A must for nature lovers.

  Explore51868670052,10 thg 3, 2026

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  5.00

  Outstanding. The explanations on the kiwi life cycle were most interesting and fascinating. The info on the Tuatara amazing. Seeing the penguins up close , feeding and swiming - window to see undewater - was excellent. Hihly reccomend backstage tour. Worth every penny and minute. In total spentvalmost 2 hours. Tge echibits just did superficially. Almost forgot, saw live kiwi foraging in the dark.

• A Glacier Country “Must See”- Kiwis/Little Blue Penguins/Taratua

  FellowTraveler631050,10 thg 3, 2026

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  5.00

  A must see in Glacier Country for visitors of all ages and interests. General admission tickets offer a walk through self guided tour with educational information about the area with an emphasis on glacier formations, endangered kiwi birds and other flora and fauna of the region. A highlight was the brand new Little Blue Penguin exhibit where we watched these rehabbed delightful birds diving and feeding. Our group of eight added a behind the scenes look at the indepth tour where Steve offered an enthusiastic and thorough background of how the organization breeds and releases endangered kiwi birds into protected areas of NZ. He also fascinated us with their work on the Taratua, a descendant of the most ancient of amphibians. The centre is a welcoming and comfortable building with an extensive gift shop, coffee and ice cream bar. We spent several hours exploring this place and everyone in our group was impressed.

• We loved the behind the scenes tour!!

  4jeffreym,10 thg 3, 2026

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  5.00

  We had an exceptional tour with Steve on the behind the scenes tour!! He was totally well informed and extremely knowledgeable of the organization’s kiwi conservation efforts .. and made it all easy to follow for a layperson. We thoroughly enjoyed the kiwi details, were astounded with the Taratua visit and details, plus we loved the regular kiwi walk through, the glacier room and the penguin feeding at 4pm. Highly recommended!!

  

  

  

• Definitely worth a visit!

  juliagE3130HD,9 thg 3, 2026

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  5.00

  Wonderful experience with the friendliest staff! The little blue penguins were great to see, especially during feeding time. Backstage tour was very informative and worth it for anyone wanting to learn more about kiwi conservation and the weirdly wonderful tuatara. Tickets allow you to visit as much as you want over 48hr period which is ideal. Really recommend!

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