Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre Wellington

Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre Wellington

Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre, Wellington is one of the great tourist attractions of the city. The place remains flocked in by the nature lovers as the park epitomizes the need of the preservation of the wildlife. The park popularly known as the Pukaha Mount Bruce is New Zealand’s national breeding centre. It is also the research centre for the breeding pattern of the New Zealand’s rarest species.

A tour round the wildlife centre will enrich you with the knowledge of how the endangered species of New Zealand are properly taken care of and how the locals are helping in the success of the park. A walk down the lanes of the centre will take you to the times of the New Zealand it used to be!

A visit to the park will allow you to witness the monster eels. The eel show takes place every day at 1.30pm. You will get to hear about vital tips about the trip to Tonga fro the purpose of breeding. The centre is also home to the antics of cheeky kaka at 3 in the afternoon every day.

The centre gives you the golden opportunity to have a look at the famous kiwi noctural house, a rare view of the home of the two North Island brown kiwi. Enjoy the view and learn about the the facts of being a Kiwi. You can also have a close encounter with the oldest living reptile of the country, the tuatara. The weekends and the public holidays are the days when the tuatara show occurs from 12.15 pm.

The wildlife center is a place to experience the best of the natural tours in New Zealand.

The tours in the park can be categorized as

  -  Ecotourism
  -  Educational
  -  Gardens
  -  Guided Walks & Treks
  -  Regional/National Parks
  -  Scenic Views
  -  Wildlife

The park is open on every day except the Christmas day from 9am to 4.30pm

Physical Address of Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre:

30km north of Masterton
State Highway 2
Masterton

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