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Festive Fun at the Zoo
Friday, 23 December 2016, 1:36 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Christmas will arrive early for Orana Wildlife Park’s 400 animals as keepers play Santa and prepare a range of festive themed treats to hand out tomorrow. Starting from 10.30am various enrichment feeds will occur throughout the day. The zoo is closed ... More >>
Zoo Goes ‘Ape’ Over Exhibit Award
Friday, 13 May 2016, 10:43 am | Orana Wildlife Park
Orana Wildlife Park’s Great Ape Centre, home to New Zealand’s only gorillas, has been recognised as an “outstanding achievement in animal housing and exhibit design” by the Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia (ZAA). Orana won the Large ... More >>
The Warehouse Sends Low Decile Schools on Zoofari at Orana!
Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 1:39 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
The Warehouse Sends Low Decile Schools on Zoofari at Orana! The Warehouse has partnered with Orana Wildlife Park to offer a ‘Zoofari’ experience for selected low decile schools from Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru and Greymouth. Twelve The Warehouse ... More >>
Giraffe Number Two Moving To Christchurch Zoo
Thursday, 25 February 2016, 4:12 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Orana Wildlife Park is set to welcome a second female giraffe from Auckland Zoo. Mdomo (2) is being transferred south as part of the zoo-based regional breeding programme for these magnificent animals. Upon arrival at Orana, she will be reunited with half-sister ... More >>
Christmas Comes Early to Orana
Wednesday, 23 December 2015, 1:10 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Orana Wildlife Park staff are celebrating the silly season one day early by planning a day of fun, festive themed enrichment activities for the animals tomorrow. Starting from 10.30am a range of Christmas treats will be given to different animals throughout ... More >>
Orana Wildlife Park Duathlon Goes into the Twilight Zone
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 3:46 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
The fourth event of the Sovereign Tri Series is fast approaching and it’s a wild one – racing through stunning Canterbury countryside and finishing amongst the amazing animals of Orana Wildlife Park in the Christchurch Duathlon but there is ... More >>
A Tall Order – First of Two Giraffes On The Move to Orana
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 3:52 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Orana Wildlife Park is transferring two lofty lasses, young female giraffes, from Auckland Zoo as part of the zoo-based breeding programme for these majestic animals. Currently, one animal, Shira (2), is on board the 25,000 tonne SHANSI, embarking ... More >>
Orana-bred kiwi to be released to the wild
Thursday, 1 October 2015, 2:58 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Two young Brown kiwi bred at Orana Wildlife Park last breeding season, will be transferred to the wild in the Tongaririo Forest tomorrow morning. Spot (male) and Nui (female) aged 9 and 10 months respectively are two of nine kiwi from Orana being released ... More >>
NZ’s First Gorillas at Home at Orana
Thursday, 30 July 2015, 2:07 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
New Zealand’s only gorilla group has settled into their new home at Orana Wildlife Park and are now ready to meet the public! Fataki (12), Fuzu (7) and their half-brother, Mahali (6), arrived in mid-June. They have completed quarantine and Park staff have ... More >>
Valentine Baby at Orana
Thursday, 19 February 2015, 4:26 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
After a mammoth 17 month gestation, white rhinoceros Tamu (12) gave Orana Wildlife Park staff a perfect ending to Valentine’s Day, delivering a 50kg calf at 11pm that night! All going to plan, the yet to be named youngster will make his first ... More >>
Confident Cubs Make Public Appearance
Thursday, 12 February 2015, 2:24 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Four delightful, three month old, cheetah cubs will move on display at Orana Wildlife Park tomorrow. Matata, Kanzi, Gorse and Nia (3 boys and 1 girl) have received their inoculations so are now ready to venture outside on a regular basis. More >>
Christmas Comes Early to Orana
Tuesday, 23 December 2014, 1:10 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Orana Wildlife Park staff are celebrating the silly season one day early by planning a day of fun, festive themed enrichment activities for the animals. Starting from 10.15am a range of interesting feed items will be given to different animals throughout ... More >>
Devilish New Exhibit at Orana Wildlife Park
Thursday, 18 December 2014, 5:06 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Tasmanian devils have arrived in Christchurch! Evelyn, Harris, Brodie and Pumba (all aged 3) were transferred from Healesville Sanctuary (near Melbourne) last week. The animals have been introduced to their new home, New Zealand’s largest Tasmanian ... More >>
Curious Young Kea Venture Outdoors at Orana
Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 3:23 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Three rowdy kea chicks will move on public display for the first time at Orana Wildlife Park tomorrow. The three month old birds have recently fledged and along with their parents will be moved to the Park’s 352 square metre walk-through aviary. Park ... More >>
Orana launches biggest ever fundraising campaign
Friday, 19 September 2014, 11:08 am | Orana Wildlife Park
One quarter of a million gorilla themed envelope mailers that have been in storage for four years will see the light of day this weekend! Orana will launch a public fundraising campaign this weekend via distribution of the mailers. More >>
Orana Wildlife Park: Yakety Yak
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 5:24 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Five Tibetan Yaks are the latest addition to Orana Wildlife Park. The impressive shaggy animals arrived today and will be on public display tomorrow morning. More >>
Kiwi Chick Given Helping Hand to Hatch
Friday, 8 August 2014, 10:46 am | Orana Wildlife Park
The native bird breeding season is underway early at Orana Wildlife Park. The first animal to hatch was a delightful kiwi chick. Alyssa Salton, Head Keeper of Native Fauna, says: “We are delighted that a healthy chick has arrived so early in the ... More >>
Orana Gears up for Great Apes
Friday, 4 July 2014, 3:57 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Orana Wildlife Park is embarking upon the most ambitious project in its 37 year history – a $6M Great Ape Centre for gorillas and orang-utans. Construction commences next week and is due for completion in March 2015! Chief Executive, Lynn Anderson, ... More >>
Spot you later – Orana cats become capital cheetah
Thursday, 22 May 2014, 2:07 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Next Wednesday (28 May) Orana Wildlife Park farewells Cango and Shomari, two hand-raised cheetah. The five-year-old boys will be transferred to Wellington Zoo to join the Cheetah Ambassador Programme. Head Keeper of Exotic Mammals, Rob Clifford, says: ... More >>
Exquisite Rare Equines Move to Zoo
Wednesday, 26 February 2014, 2:50 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Orana Wildlife Park will welcome a rare horse breed called the Gypsy Vanner tomorrow. “Gypsy Vanners have immense beauty. They are mystical, fairy-tale like animals and totally different to other domestic horses. They are characterised by their magnificent ... More >>
