Kiwi North: Museum, Kiwi House and Heritage Park — Attraction in North Island

Although, I found the entry price to the museum slightly expensive. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the various Geckos when walking thru to the Kiwi enclosure. Both Female and Male kiwi's had recently been fed so they were walking around as though strolling in the moonlight after a tasty meal. We then ambled around the museum and looked at the under garment exhibition "Inside Out" in a side room. Looks like pure torture to have warn a slimming corset. The near complete Moa bones were awesume, as was the waka and various other exhibits, historical stories of Whangarei, Kamo and surrounding areas were very informative. We then went down to the Heritage park Railway to have a ride on the Diesel engine called Johnny. Then we went to look at the Clarke Homestead built 1886, Magnificent. We cruised around the beautiful grounds then made our way back up to the Whangarei Native Bird Recovery Centre. Where some Tui's and Kereru were in residence. We really enjoyed our time wondering...

The kiwi named “disco” at the time of our visit was just unbeliavable.

The sanctuary itself is 5/5. Amazing place to visit during bad weather. Nice culture museum too (takes about 40 minutes if you go thoroughly).

The gardens and amenities would be great but unfortunately every house was “locked”. So its not like you would go into the “old barn” or anything. Not sure if it was due to our visit during public holiday but it felt kinda “empty” and believe me. Me and my gf were looking. No trains at the time of our visit either. Maybe could be displayed if not in use. :(

The kiwi feeding at 3 pm.

even just for the kiwi, its worth it! just amazing gift shop with reasonable prices! amazing staff toiletes other amenities (for 20 dollars/adult you dont see...

Greeted by friendly staff who quickly scanned our covid passes. They gave us a rundown of the offerings and we went to the kiwi house first. The corridor to the kiwi enclosure has small gecko enclosures and a weta station. There is lots of info on boards about the NZ flora and fauna. It takes a few minutes for your eyes to adjust to the darkness inside the kiwi enclosure and there's no guarantee that you will see one, but we were rewarded today. The museum - on the first floor and accessible via stairs or lift - is a trip through Northland history and well worth spending time to see it all. The moa bones can't fail to amaze. Great for kids as some of the exhibits can be touched. A very interesting...