Waitākiri Sanctuary

The ‘Waitākari Sanctuary’ will connect people to nature by providing a place for our endangered wildlife in a predator free environment.

This will form the beating heart of an enduring network of restored habitats extending throughout our ‘Eco City’. 

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A GIFT to the CITY ~ A LEGACY for our CHILDREN ~ A SANCTUARY for NATURE

A fenced ecologically-restored enclosure that is free of introduced predators and pests, for the reintroduction and conservation of native species that have been lost from the locality.  Mix of wetland and lowland habitats encompassing Travis Wetland and the west Burwood residential red zone, 150ha area, 8km fence.

Read the concept plan brochure here.  Get in touch with the Waitākari Sanctuary project team on Facebook.