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Family friendly all weather activity!

Get up close and interact with living icons of the West Coast.

Kiwi, Tuatara, Giant Eels, Crayfish and Whitebait.

The National Kiwi Centre is situated in the heart of Hokitika and provides the opportunity to get up close and personal with New Zealand's national icons. 

Have fun catching a Crawly.

Feed our Eels at:

10am, 12pm and 3pm everyday. Bookings not necessary.

Product Description

New Zealand Kiwi Bird.

At the Kiwi exhibition you can engage with our Wildlife keeper to to learn more about New Zealand's fascinating flightless birds.

See these endangered birds up close in their nocturnal home, which is a custom-built replica of their natural environment.

Kiwi are an endangered species found only in New Zealand and the National Kiwi Centre takes great pride in supporting conservation efforts to keep these wonderful birds alive and thriving.

Tuatara

Check out New Zealand's oldest "living Dinosaur", the Tuatara.

These reptiles were considered extinct until they were found on local offshore islands and introduced back onto the mainland in 2005 when a breeding programme was launched.

Our Tuatara have a lineage dating back 200 million years, so we are very privileged to be able to show these ancient creatures to you.

Longfin Eel

Biggest Eels in the world!

While in the centre, don't miss out on seeing our huge Longfin freshwater Eels.

These Eels are endemic to New Zealand and some are over 80 years old.

These slippery giants can be viewed throughout the day in their aquarium or join the keeper talk and feeding session.

10am,12pm and 3pm daily.

 

Duration

You can spend anything from 30 minutes to 2 hours or more.