Once in a Full Moon
Nga Manu - Robin’s Nest Building 74 Ngā Manu Reserve Road, Wellington, Waikanae, New ZealandWe are delighted to offer a one-off puppet show during October School Holidays at Nga Manu Nature Reserve. Once in a Full Moon is a story set one evening deep in the New Zealand bush, where a lonely kiwi looks up at the sky and mistakes the full moon for a giant egg. Can kiwis fly? Can the moon fall [...]
Nan and Tuna
Nga Manu - Robin’s Nest Building 74 Ngā Manu Reserve Road, Wellington, Waikanae, New ZealandNan and Tuna have been friends for 70 years and now it is time for one last adventure together. But before they leave, they need to find someone to care for the river. A bilingual puppet show about eels, rivers and friendship. PRICE: Puppet show - KOHA; 12pm Eel Talk - FREE; Eel Feeding - $2.50 per pole. Entrance to the Reserve NOT included. Bring a [...]
Winter Lecture 2023 #1 – Building from ecology and mātauranga in conservation and plant-insect relationships
Nga Manu - Robin’s Nest Building 74 Ngā Manu Reserve Road, Wellington, Waikanae, New ZealandAssociate Professor Priscilla Wehi, Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago and Director of Te Pūnaha Matatini Centre of Research Excellence in Complex Systems (Te Apārangi Sponsored Speaker) Priscilla Wehi is an ecologist based at the Centre for Sustainability at the University of Otago. She is a terrestrial ecologist, a parent, and a writer, and takes great joy being outdoors. She [...]
Winter Lecture #2 – Managing cats and cat owners to protect biodiversity
Nga Manu - Robin’s Nest Building 74 Ngā Manu Reserve Road, Wellington, Waikanae, New ZealandProfessor Yolanda van Heezik - Otago University (Te Apārangi Sponsored Speaker) Yolanda van Heezik is a professor in the Zoology Department at the University of Otago, where she teaches wildlife management, harvest management, and conservation biology. Her research interests include mammalian invasive species, wildlife in urban areas, biodiversity of private gardens and urban green spaces, and people’s attitudes, motivations and [...]
Winter Lecture #3 – A restoration ecology conundrum
Nga Manu - Robin’s Nest Building 74 Ngā Manu Reserve Road, Wellington, Waikanae, New ZealandWill Brockelsby - Department of Conservation (Te Apārangi Sponsored Speaker) Will Brockelsby is keen entomologist, invertebrate ecologist and iNaturalist addict. While not specialised in any particular taxa, he does have a soft spot for charismatic large weevils, moths, micro snails and harvestmen. Particularly interested in the conservation of invertebrate species and their habitats. Lecture information: A restoration ecology conundrum: unintended [...]
Winter Lecture #4 – Mātauranga informed, mana-whenua led approaches to marine-restoration
Nga Manu - Robin’s Nest Building 74 Ngā Manu Reserve Road, Wellington, Waikanae, New ZealandDr Dan Hikuroa - Auckland University (Te Apārangi Sponsored Speaker) Dan Hikuroa is a father, surfer, paddle-boarder and loves the taiao. He is also an Associate Professor in Te Wānanga o Waipapa (Māori Studies), Waipapa Taumata Rau-University of Auckland, employing Earth Systems/Environmental Humanities approaches in his work and an established world expert on weaving indigenous knowledge and science to realise [...]
Winter Lecture #5 – Predator Free Miramar – the story so far
Nga Manu - Robin’s Nest Building 74 Ngā Manu Reserve Road, Wellington, Waikanae, New ZealandDan Henry, Predator Free Miramar Dan Henry co-founded community backyard trapping group Predator Free Miramar in 2017. Over the past 5+ years his work and vision has helped galvanise households in Miramar, Strathmore, Seatoun and Breaker Bay. As the Predator Free Wellington Eradication project geared up, Dan’s community group had already removed more than 5000 rats from the local landscape, [...]
Winter Lecture #6 – Vulture Culture
Nga Manu - Robin’s Nest Building 74 Ngā Manu Reserve Road, Wellington, Waikanae, New ZealandCraig Pritchard - Ministry of Primary Industries Craig Pritchard is a veterinarian who has worked in the wildlife space for over 15 years. He has travelled to many interesting places over his career including Antarctica, Kiritimati Island and Nepal. Craig is passionate about Conservation Medicine and in 2018 while working for the Zoological Society of London was involved in an [...]
Dad’s go free!
Dad's go free! Father’s Day is Sunday 3 September and DADS ARE FREE at Ngā Manu! Bring your family to Ngā Manu this Father’s Day and Dad’s get in for free (adult admission normally $15). Quote DADISFREE at the counter. We look forward to seeing you all at Ngā Manu soon.