Zoo
Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, New Zealand 24 spp. present
40.723° S 175.638° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Free
Tourism
Medium
Species present
24
speciesOpened
1962
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:00–18:00
Getting there
- Address
- 85379 State Highway 2, Masterton 5881
- Phone
- +64 6 375 8004
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
LC
North Island Kōkako
Callaeas wilsoni
VU
North Island Brown Kiwi
Apteryx mantelli
NT
North Island Saddleback
Philesturnus rufusater
Before you go
Where is Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre?
New Zealand
Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre is a zoo or wildlife park in New Zealand, at 85379 State Highway 2, Masterton 5881. Its coordinates are 40.723° S, 175.638° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Egmont National Park, about 210 km away.
What animals can you see at Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre?
24 species
Citizen-science photos record 24 species at Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre, including North Island Kōkako, New Zealand Kaka, North Island Brown Kiwi, Red-crowned Parakeet and South Island Takahē. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre in the wild?
New Zealand Kaka: Rakiura National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre also live in the parks and cities we cover: New Zealand Kaka (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Rakiura National Park), Red-crowned Parakeet (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Rakiura National Park) and Yellow-crowned Parakeet (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Rakiura National Park).
Does Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre charge an entrance fee?
Free
The open map data for Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre lists it as free to enter. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre open?
Every day · 9:00–18:00
According to its open map listing, Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre is open Every day · 9:00–18:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre open and how big is it?
Opened 1962, 21 ha
Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre, a zoo or wildlife park in New Zealand, opened in 1962 and covers about 21 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 24 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · iNaturalist observers · the centre's official website