A safe haven for native animals

Our patients recover at our centre after treatment at Wildbase Hospital, they change regularly as they recover and are released back into the wild.

Our resident animals are with us all the time so there is always something to see.

Our patients

Pūtangitangi PN
Ruru Aokautere
Ruru Dannevirke
Tarāpunga Whanganui

Our resident animals

Red-Crowned Kākāriki
Juvenile Tuatara
Whio (Blue Duck)
Pāteke (Brown Teal)
Kererū (New Zealand Wood Pigeon)
Korimako (Bellbird)
Kākā (Bush Parrot)
Tuatara

Past patients

Tarāpuka PN
Kākā Pukaha
Toroa Northern royal albatross
Kāruhiruhi Waikanae
Ruru Albert St PN
Ruru Levin
Matuku Moana Palmerston North
Kererū Whanganui
Tarāpuka Kāpiti
Kererū Upper Hutt

Pūtangitangi PN

Pūtangitangi PN

I was attacked by a dog and sustained puncture wounds and fractures to my right metacarpals

Where have I come from?

Palmerston North, Sardinia Grove

How have the vets help me?

The vets dressed my wounds, gave my pain relief, antibiotics, fluids and plenty of cage rest. I am now working on gaining fitness and weatherproofing