Zealandia is freelandia

This week­end – 16 and 17 Octo­ber, admis­sion to Zeal­and­ia is free!

Admis­sion to Wellington’s world-first wild­life sanc­tu­ary, ZEALANDIA, is free for all loc­als this Sat­urday and Sunday!

We are now 15 years into an incred­ible jour­ney to restore a corner of NZ as closely as pos­sible to the way it was before humans arrived. To cel­eb­rate, entry will be FREE for loc­als between 11am-5pm this Sat­urday and Sunday. There will also be FREE boat rides, FREE ranger talks, FREE tours of the weta cave and FREE kids’ activ­ity packs all day.

The weath­er for Sat­urday looks good, though Sunday not so much. But admis­sion nor­mally costs $18.50 for adults, $9 for kids, so this is well worth it if you’ve always wanted to explore Zeal­and­ia.

It sounds like you might be required to prove that you’re a res­id­ent of the Great­er Wel­ling­ton region, but they don’t say how you’d do that. Maybe take your lib­rary card along.

They’re oper­at­ing an hon­esty policy as far as prov­ing you’re a loc­al. I fig­ure if you’re wear­ing a car­digan or a skirt over trousers, you’ll pass for a Wel­ling­to­ni­an.

As far as get­ting there goes, while it is pos­sible to drive there, park­ing will be in high demand, so it’s bet­ter to take the #3 bus, which goes all the way from Lyall Bay to Karori via the city. Get off at the stop just after the Karori Tun­nel.