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Pretty Kamili making friends at Orana
Tuesday, 3 December 2019, 8:49 am | Orana Wildlife Park
Kamili, a beautiful 20-month old female giraffe, arrived at Orana Wildlife Park last night. She was transferred from Perth Zoo, travelling almost 6,000km to Christchurch. She crossed the Nullarbor desert from Perth to Melbourne before embarking on a 7-day ... More >>
Handsome Tostada – Delightful New Male Monkey at Orana
Friday, 29 November 2019, 3:56 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Introducing Orana Wildlife Park’s newest bachelor – Tostada, a 23 year old spider monkey. He’s 8kg of fur and muscle, dark and handsome (not so tall) and he’s already working his magic on his four new girls. More >>
Endangered Mudfish Move to Orana Wildlife Park
Tuesday, 26 November 2019, 2:09 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Tomorrow, Department of Conservation (DOC) biodiversity rangers will transfer 100 endangered kōwaro/Canterbury mudfish from The Isaac Conservation and Wildlife Trust into a waterway at Orana Wildlife Park - alongside the cheetah habitat! These native ... More >>
One of the World’s Rarest Antelopes at Orana
Thursday, 26 April 2018, 1:42 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
The newest addition to Orana Wildlife Park is the critically endangered addax, a Saharan desert antelope with spectacular twisting horns. These animals are on the verge of extinction in the wild; their population is believed to be less than 100 ... More >>
Zoofari to benefit children in Canterbury and West Coast
Wednesday, 7 March 2018, 2:55 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
In 2015, The Warehouse and Orana Wildlife Park formed a partnership to extend ‘The Warehouse Zoofari’, enabling low decile schools from Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru and Greymouth to take part in education programmes at the Christchurch zoo. Twelve ... More >>
Festive Fun Day at Orana
Friday, 22 December 2017, 3:13 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Christmas will arrive one day early for Orana Wildlife Park’s 400 animals (don’t tell them). Keepers will play Santa and prepare a range of festive themed treats to hand out to all the ‘good’ animals on 24 December. From 10.30am various Christmas ... More >>
Orana Welcomes Orang-Utans From Auckland Zoo
Friday, 24 November 2017, 12:17 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Orana Wildlife Park is home to New Zealand’s only gorillas … and now the country’s only orang-utans too ! More >>
Orana Joins Forces with Jane Goodall Institute NZ
Friday, 30 June 2017, 2:20 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Orana Wildlife Park and the Jane Goodall Institute New Zealand (JGI NZ) are celebrating a new partnership whereby the Institute’s Roots & Shoots programme will be integrated at the Park. Dr Goodall will visit Orana tomorrow (Friday, 30 June) to ... More >>
The warehouse Zoofari continues at Orana!
Monday, 3 April 2017, 3:06 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
In 2015, The Warehouse and Orana Wildlife Park formed a partnership called The Warehouse ‘Zoofari’, to enable low decile schools from Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru and Greymouth to take part in formal education programmes at the zoo. Throughout ... More >>
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 >>
