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Wild Penguin Rehabilitation
Wildlife coming into a human environment for care and rehabilitation are exposed to stress and/or reduced immune response from their...
Nov 2, 20192 min read
Wildlife Training Available
WReNNZ is excited to announce a new partnership with one of our Associate Members Learn Bird Care. Learn Bird Care is run by two of...
Oct 17, 20191 min read
Refeeding Seabirds
Seabirds commonly get storm wrecked around New Zealand's coastline. Quite often they are found to be in poor or emaciated body...
Oct 2, 20192 min read
WReNNZ September 2019 Wildlife Photo Competition
From the 14th to 22nd of September 2019, the NZ Department of Conservation (DOC) is celebrating their 50th conservation week. To help...
Aug 26, 20192 min read
Minimising Stress for Wild Birds
When wild birds need to be rescued because they are sick, injured or orphaned they are likely to experience extreme stress in the...
Aug 1, 20191 min read
Dr Andrea Wilson & Nga Manu Nature Reserve
On 5th June, World Wildlife Day, WReNNZ announced the winner of our Brinsea competition, which was Dr Andrea Wilson from Nga Manu Nature...
Jun 23, 20191 min read
Rosemary Tully - Honorary Life Member
The WReNNZ Committee recently elected to award Honorary Life Membership to Rosemary Tully in recognition of the early training workshops...
May 26, 20192 min read
Bird Rescue Dunedin - WReNNZ Conference Scholarship Winner 2019
WReNNZ offered a Conference Scholarship for rehabilitators for the recent 2019 conference in May in Christchurch. There were some...
May 19, 20192 min read
Wildlife Conference Overview
WReNNZ Wildlife Conference for 2019 was held 10-12th May at the Antarctic Centre in Christchurch with 15 speakers sharing a range of...
May 18, 20191 min read
Competition for WReNNZ Rehabilitators to Win a Brinsea TLC-50 Advance Brooder
In the last year WReNNZ have moved to new membership models to encourage more people to get involved in wildlife rehabilitation, directly...
Apr 21, 20191 min read
WReNNZ 1st Conference Scholarship for Rehabilitators
WReNNZ is deeply committed to best practice rehabilitation for New Zealand wildlife and focused on continuously improving training and...
Apr 21, 20191 min read
Clever Penguins
Twenty three years ago, when I came to the Moeraki lighthouse for the first time, it was to learn how to feed and handle penguins from...
Mar 7, 20192 min read
First Aid For A Sick Or Injured Bird
As a child, I remember rescuing a bird from the mouth of my cat and trying to do my best for the wee thing. I recall making up a box for...
Jan 5, 20193 min read
ARRC Wildlife Trust, Tauranga
WReNNZ (Wildlife Rehabilitators Network of New Zealand) is New Zealand's leading national wildlife network focused on best practice...
Sep 26, 20183 min read
Conservation Week 2018, Are You Ready To Help Wildlife?
The Department of Conservation (DOC) run Conservation Week annually to encourage the community to get more involved in taking care of New...
Sep 15, 20181 min read
Why You Must Be Trained To Care For Wildlife
This week WReNNZ member, Dr Liza Schneider, Director and Veterinarian at ARRC Wildlife Trust and Holistic Vets, was interviewed by The...
Sep 1, 20182 min read
293 Native Animals Treated Since Wildlife Hospital Opened January 2018 In Dunedin
Wildlife Hospital Dunedin - Activity Report - 15th January 2018 to 15th August 2018 Summary The Wildlife Hospital Dunedin is a veterinary...
Aug 21, 20182 min read
Kaikoura Wildlife Rescue
WReNNZ (Wildlife Rehabilitators Network of New Zealand) is New Zealand's leading national wildlife network focused on best practice...
Aug 6, 20184 min read
Penguin Rescue, Protecting Endangered Yellow-eyed Penguins
WReNNZ members are involved in a wide range of critical rescue, rehabilitation and conservation work to help New Zealand wildlife. WReNNZ...
Aug 6, 20181 min read
Wild Bird Care Charitable Trust Tauranga
WReNNZ (Wildlife Rehabilitators Network of New Zealand) is New Zealand's leading national wildlife network focused on best practice...
Aug 1, 20183 min read
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