IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Check out the location information for the Otorohanga Kiwi house.

The Otorohanga Kiwi House & Native Bird Park is open 364 days a year (closed Christmas day). Our opening hours are 9:00am–5:00 pm daily. Last admission to the park is 4.15pm.

Please check out our ticket prices here.

Please let our team at the front counter know if you are hearing or vision impaired, have mobility or sensitivity issues, or phobias, on arrival. Our team will arrange support for you to access the park safely and in particular the nocturnal enclosures. We are currently developing better access for visitors with mobility issues. There is a disability-compliant toilet on site, car parking for the disabled and a standard wheelchair available for visitor use. However, because our pathways are surfaced with limestone chip and some are sloping, we do recommend you bring a friend to assist you around the Park.

Yes! We don't have a restriction on visitor numbers.

Yes! We conduct an education programme that links to the National Curriculum, plus many other fun, educational activities. To find out more see our Education page.

Meet New Zealand's unique native birds and reptiles. See kiwi with all day, close-up viewing. Search for tuatara in New Zealand's largest dome aviary and watch red crowned kakariki and other native birds fly all around you. Listen to our keeper talks, learn about how we care for our animals in the park and in the wild - there's something happening all day! The Park has a lovely native forest setting, with paths that meander past wetland areas, aviaries and ponds Over the summer, why not bring a picnic and enjoy beautiful Rotary Park just opposite the Kiwi House. There are picnic tables and seating and lots of room to safely run and play.

Photography and video are strictly prohibited in the nocturnal enclosures – the use of any light source upsets kiwi on display. This includes lights from displays on mobile phones and camera focus guiding lights. Elsewhere in the Park, you are welcome to photograph and video our birds and reptiles. Please ask Kiwi House Crew members before taking photos or videos with them in the picture.

Due to the effect on our wildlife, only certified guide dogs for the blind are permitted within the Otorohanga Kiwi House & Native Bird Park.

The Otorohanga Kiwi House & Native Bird Park is owned and operated by the Otorohanga Kiwi House Charitable Trust a registered charity and non-profit organisation that funds 90% of its operating expenses from admissions to the park and volunteer and community support.

The Kiwi House & Native Bird Park welcomes your involvement and assistance to preserve New Zealand's birds and reptiles for future generations. Become a Member of the Otorohanga Kiwi House Supporters Crew. Become a volunteer Adopt a Kiwi House Critter Donate to the Kiwi House