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

Tarāpuka PN
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

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
Pāngurunguru New Plymouth

Tarāpuka PN

Tarāpuka Palmerston North

I broke my keel bone

Where have I come from?

Palmerston North

What are the vets doing to help me?

The vets have given me pain relief and supportive care. I am now working on my flight fitness and waterproofing.