The National Kiwi Centre, Hokitika 7810, West Coast Region, New Zealand
The National Kiwi Centre is situated in the heart of Hokitika in an undercover facility that provides viewing of kiwi in our nocturnal house that replicates their natural environment. During your visit you can take part in feeding the giant eels (10am, 12 noon and 3pm daily). The eels are approximately 85 to 100 years old. The kiwi also get fed after each eel feeding. You can view the tuatara, New Zealand’s oldest living dinosaur.
The kiwi is New Zealand’s national icon and part of our world-wide image. New Zealanders have been “Kiwis” since the days of the First World War. It’s a nickname bestowed by fellow Australian soldiers, and it stuck. Today our identity as Kiwis is based around our national bird.
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