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This is a walk thru park, set in bush, with interesting things to discover along the way. At 11:00am and 3:00pm daily, there is a conservation show telling visitors about native birds in the park, including the kiwi, and also a chance to see close up one of our very special Tuatara reptiles. This was quite amazing, seeing him without glass between us! The whole experience is very informative and there are tours of the early Maori village, 10:00am & 2:00pm daily. Here we learn about saving the endangered Kiwi, Black Stilt, Brown Teal, Campbell Island Teal, Tuatara, NZ Pidgeon and Blue Duck. Kiwi are nocturnal, therefore photographing is virtually impossible. For the outdoors display and talk from the staff, they use a stuffed kiwi and egg. It's an easy walk around the park, and there is also a nice caf? for you to have refreshments after your walk. Leave a Comment Phone: 64 3 442-8059Directions: Located next to the Gondola entry.Website: http://www.kiwibird.co.nz/
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Yes, you can see the kiwi in the Kiwi Birdlife Park in Queenstown. It is behind glass, and as the display is on elevated ground it is even easy to follow their steps, and you can watch in which funny way the birds hop around and poke their long beaks into the ground. However, I hugely prefer the Kiwi Nighthouse at the Willowbank in Christchurch, as there is no glass between you and the birds, and you can also hear the interesting sounds kiwis make, like blowing their noses after digging in the soil. But sure, as the display area is bigger there it can happen that you have difficulty to spot a kiwi. In Queenstown it is so small (in fact they have two small kiwi houses) that the birds have no option to escape your views. That is the point I criticise most about the Birdlife Park. The aviaries are rather small, and I felt most for the tuis flying like crazy right under the ceiling of their prison, and four keas sitting in a naked display area with just some rocks, a little stream and a few branches to sit on. You can walk into their home, and sometimes the alpine parrots start to interact. Obviously the 20 minute Live Conservation Shows (11am, 1.30pm, 3pm) give the visitors the possibility to get closer to the animals. If you cannot make it at these times you get great digital equipment and have your own audio tour. The recordings are very good, and you get an incredible lot of information, and you can make the tour at your own pace. But do not expect to come back with a lot of great photos as happens at The Willowbank. The very beautiful forest (mainly Douglas Fir) in which the Birdlife Park is located is very dark, and all birds are behind mesh fences. You not only can see the kiwi but also the morepork, a lot of ducks, the very rare black stilts and rare (and funny) green parrots from the Campbell Islands. If you are lucky you might spot a tuatara, the dinosaur's only surviving relatives. The audio tour also gives you information about the native trees they have planted around the ponds. Phone: (03) 442 8059Directions: If you have time for the bird and Maori shows (the latter at 11am and 3pm), the entry fee of NZ$ 30 is great. If not it is hugely exaggerated. It is more expensive than the annual pass for The Willowbank where you see more animals - and better.Website: www.kiwibird.co.nz Other Contact: kiwi@kiwibird.co.nz
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