Visitors to the centre can also leave a message of hope, celebration or remembrance at the harakeke whetu (flax star) nightscape display that will be set up at the Visitor Centre from the 19th of June until the end of July. With so much to do, what will you choose?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Queen\u2019s Birthday Fun at Pukaha 5th – 7th June Queens Birthday long weekend.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Kids exploratory treasure hunt. Journey through the forest to hunt out ancient fossilised remains and claim a special keepsake. Use the map provided to locate the clues. Free activity with every paid
Chasing ZERO Predator Hunting Hui 20th June 2021, 9am \u2013 3.30pm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Come to P\u016bkaha National Wildlife Centre and learn tips, trapping tricks and predator insights from resident trapping expert – John Bissell. This is an opportunity for trappers to spend a day with John and learn what actually works. Much of his advice you won\u2019t find in a manual. It\u2019s built up over his 30+ years of experience \u201cout there doing it\u201d. This is also a chance for trappers to get answers to those burning questions that will improve trapping skills, knowledge, and results. John’s delivery style is an active one and he promises that it won\u2019t be boring! Tickets available from eventfinda.co.nz. Adults $30. Seniors \/ Students \/ Children $25. Includes lunch, morning tea, entry to reserve and prize draw. Limited tickets available so get in quick.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAcross Matariki, P\u016bkaha will be showcasing its rich M\u0101ori heritage. Go on their two-hour cultural tour, Te H\u012bkoi o P\u016bkaha and learn about M\u0101ori k\u014drero (stories), traditions and mythology from the ngahere (forest). Finishes with fry bread and Kawakawa tea. See the P\u016bkaha website for times and bookings. Adults $65, Children $32.50. Maybe take a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2545,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-expired"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2733"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2743,"href":"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2733\/revisions\/2743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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