Get up close and interactive with living icons of the West Coast at The National Kiwi Centre in Hokitika!
Meet our live kiwi, tuatara, giant long fin eels, crayfish, endemic fish, tropical fish, frogs, turtles and much more on this family friendly adventure.
Enjoy interesting commentary as our wildlife experts feed the endangered North Island Brown Kiwi. Experience for yourself what its like to feed our gigantic longfin eels and try your skills at catching and releasing freshwater crayfish in our indoor lake area.
The National Kiwi Centre is situated in the heart of Hokitika in an undercover facility where you can meet the incredible wildlife in our specially designed nocturnal house that replicates their natural environment. A fun filled and informative activity the whole family will enjoy.
Awesome wee place for a look around. We enjoyed our visit. Our son enjoyed catching and releasing the crawlies. The kiwi was a funny wee character, jumping and running about. Th only issue we had was there was no wheelchair access to see the eel feeding (this was upstairs). Friendly staff who clearly enjoy their job and love the animals.
Thank you for your review - we are really pleased you enjoyed your visit. We apologise for the limited access to the eel feeding, this is something we would like to be able to remedy in the future. Kind regards from the team @ The National Kiwi Centre, Hokitika
great could feed eels and see kiwi outpost - great fun
Hiya - thank you for your review! Great to see you enjoyed your visit =) Kind regards from the team @ The National Kiwi Centre, Hokitika
You would never expect a place such as this right in the town center. It really was great and we got to hang out with male kiwi for about half an hour which was amazing. We have never been this close to one. Would certainly reccomend it and it was a last minute booking which we found of book me. More affordable on there than the normal entrance price.
Hi Elizabeth - we're so pleased you enjoyed your visit with us ;-) Kind regards from the team @ The National Kiwi Centre, Hokitika
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clairem2 from New Zealand wrote on 14 July 2020
Underrated treasure
Wonderful staff, amazing facility in the heart of Hokitika. Excellent value for money, our family loved it.