16 January 2006
Late Opening at Karori Wildlife Sanctuary
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View of Karori Wildlife Sanctuary
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Wellington's award-winning Karori Wildlife Sanctuary will be staying open until 8pm over the Wellington Anniversary and
Waitangi long weekends (Saturday 21 - Monday 23 Jan and Saturday 4 - Monday 6 February), allowing visitors a rare
opportunity to enjoy the Sanctuary by twilight.
"Wellingtonians can round up their friends and family, pack a picnic, and spend the day exploring the Sanctuary. With
over 34km of bushwalks, finding a quiet spot is easy, and with 3 extra hours to play with, visitors will have time to
venture right into the furthest reaches of the Sanctuary." Says Alan Dicks, the Sanctuary's Marketing Coordinator.
"The birdlife is buzzing at the moment, and visitors should be able to easily see kaka, hihi (stichbird) and saddleback
(tieke), as well as our recently-arrived tuatara."
The Sanctuary is 5 minutes from Lambton Quay, at the end of Waiapu Road, Karori (1st left past the tunnel). For more
information, call (04) 920 9213 or visit www.sanctuary.org.nz
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