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Orana Wildlife Park - Latest News [Page 4]
Enrich them all Big or Small - Whole School Mucks in at Zoo
Thursday, 31 January 2013, 4:14 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Loburn School students will kick-start their year by participating in rabbit poo ‘rake ups’, weeding kiwi aviaries and generally mucking in at Orana Wildlife Park. The whole school, comprising 170 students, will visit the Zoo tomorrow as part ... More >>
Cheetah Race Radar
Thursday, 20 December 2012, 2:04 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
The world’s fastest land mammal, the cheetah, will attempt to evade NZ Police speed radars at Orana Wildlife Park tomorrow. The Park is launching an updated version of a previously popular experience, the Cheetah Chase, in time for Christmas. The ... More >>
Baby Giraffe Born at Orana Wildlife Park
Monday, 26 November 2012, 11:44 am | Orana Wildlife Park
A ‘gorgeous’ giraffe calf was born early this morning at Orana Wildlife Park! Animal Collection Manager, Ian Adams, had the delight of finding the calf: “It is a strong and healthy calf and mother, Tunu, is doing really well too. The calf ... More >>
Meerkat Mania at Orana Wildlife Park
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 1:37 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Five ‘super-friendly’, young, male meerkats are the latest addition to Orana Wildlife Park. They were transferred from Wellington Zoo on Tuesday as part of the zoo-based breeding programme for the species. The meerkats have settled in well and ... More >>
Awesome Arachnids at Orana
Wednesday, 18 July 2012, 3:19 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Orana Wildlife Park’s Native Fauna Keepers are thrilled to be working with the Park’s latest new specimens - six sub-adult tarantulas. The spiders, too young to be sexed, arrived last week and have settled in nicely. Orana holds two animals ... More >>
Park Staff Mourn the Loss of Harold the Giraffe
Friday, 22 June 2012, 5:31 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Orana Wildlife Park staff members are devastated by the sudden death of Harold, a 19-year-old male Giraffe, who died overnight. More >>
Orana to Withdraw from Operating Natureland Zoo
Wednesday, 13 June 2012, 11:32 am | Orana Wildlife Park
Orana Wildlife Trust has reluctantly advised the Nelson City Council of its decision to withdraw from operating Natureland Zoo this year. More >>
Snow Shuts Zoo
Thursday, 7 June 2012, 5:43 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Yesterday’s snowfall has resulted in Orana Wildlife Park being closed until further notice. Staff members are hopeful of having the Park open again by next Saturday (16 June) making the closure one of the longest in the Park’s 36 year history. ... More >>
Quake Kiwi Ready for Release
Friday, 30 March 2012, 10:18 am | Orana Wildlife Park
This Sunday, Otautahi a Kiwi who hatched at Orana Wildlife Park, will be released to the wild in the Rimutaka Forest Park near Wellington. As an egg Otautahi was rocked about inside the incubator during last February’s 6.3 magnitude earthquake, but ... More >>
Orana Wildlife Park: Wild Referee
Tuesday, 28 February 2012, 1:42 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Orana Wildlife Park’s Visitor Services Co-ordinator, Nicky Inwood, will switch focus this week from managing volunteers to becoming one. Rather than feeding Giraffes and enthusing visitors about rare wildlife, Nicky will concentrate on her ‘hobby’ ... More >>
Animals Adjust to Quakes at Orana Wildlife Park
Thursday, 29 December 2011, 5:23 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Just like resilient Cantabrians some of Christchurch’s exotic residents living at Orana Wildlife Park have learned to adjust to the earthquakes that continue to hit the city. More >>
Orana turns 35!
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 4:03 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
On Sunday (25 September) Orana Wildlife Park marked 35 years of operation. In that time, Orana has become an internationally recognised zoo and achieved many significant milestones. The past year however has been the toughest in the zoo’s history, according ... More >>
Cool Creatures
Friday, 19 August 2011, 2:13 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Orana Wildlife Park staff are relieved that the Park will be able to re-open tomorrow following one of the longest periods of closure in its 35 year history. Orana has been shut since Monday as a result of the snowfall and the subsequent damage to trees ... More >>
Orana is open and kids can enter free this week!
Wednesday, 27 July 2011, 2:40 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Despite the earthquakes and heavy snow, Orana Wildlife Park is open for business and during the school holidays (that end this Sunday) two children (5 to 14 years) can enter FREE with each paying adult. Whilst the Park was fortunate to re-open with ... More >>
Orana Wildlife Park Staff Devastated by Loss of Giraffe Calf
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 1:43 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Orana Wildlife Park regretfully advises that two month old female Giraffe calf, Savannah, passed away on Saturday. Keepers found the young calf collapsed in the morning and the vet provided initial treatment. Sadly Savannah continued to deteriorate through ... More >>
Giraffe Calf a Double Surprise for Park Staff
Monday, 2 May 2011, 12:32 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Yesterday morning, Orana Wildlife Park staff arrived at work to find that Giraffe Tunu (7) had given birth to her first calf! Whilst keepers were aware that she was pregnant, staff were expecting her to birth mid May. Harold (18) is the father of ... More >>
Orana’s Rhino Baby Turns One!
Friday, 29 April 2011, 4:39 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
This Sunday (1 May), Orana Wildlife Park’s 400kg Rhino calf, Eco, celebrates his first birthday! The ‘little’ Rhino has developed nicely over the past year and visitors have enjoyed meeting him at his daily feed time of 3.20pm. Animal Collection ... More >>
End of an Era for Orana’s Big Cat Keeper
Wednesday, 20 April 2011, 1:56 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
From hand-raising day old Cheetah cubs to travelling across the Nullarbor desert with two White Rhinos bound for Christchurch, Graeme Petrie has a job that many people would dearly love. But Friday is the end of an era as Graeme leaves his position ... More >>
Canterbury Kiwi Moves to Coast
Tuesday, 19 April 2011, 2:39 pm | Orana Wildlife Park
Tomorrow morning another Canterbury resident will move out of town. Rūwhenua, a seven month old female Kiwi, is being transferred from Orana Wildlife Park to Hokitika’s National Kiwi Centre. More >>
