Stories
Friends of BirdCare Aotearoa
Become a Friend of BirdCare Aotearoa by giving a recurring donation to help save thousands of wild birds! As a Friend of BirdCare Aotearoa, you’ll receive exclusive invites to Friends of BirdCare Aotearoa tours of our facilities, and engaging events with our team. For those unable to attend in person, we look forward to meeting ...
Help us Fly Campaign!
BirdCare Aotearoa is entirely funded by the generosity of donations and grants. We are currently fundraising for $300,000 to upgrade the centre’s aviaries and facilities, to help recovering birds and fledgling chicks practice flying ahead of their release back into the wild. These upgrades and additions to our facilities will also cater for increasing ...
Bird Flu Information
A highly contagious and deadly strain of avian influenza, commonly known as “bird flu,” is feared to land in New Zealand for the first time. “Bird flu,” is caused by the H5N1 virus, which has been wreaking havoc across Asia and Europe, and has recently been detected on Subantarctic islands and the Antarctic mainland. The worry ...
(Past Event) Watch our Second Annual Virtual Baby Shower on Facebook
Available to view on Facebook 05/11/2023, 1:45pm-3:30pm Join our hosts as they discuss what it takes to raise hundreds of native and non-native babies every summer, hear more about our centre, get a peek at the birds in care, see our wish list, and ask questions via the comments! Event was hosted on Facebook Live https://fb.watch/ox9prY6T9H/
Huge appreciation to Gree NZ and Realcold
A massive thanks to Gree New Zealand and Realcold NZ Ltd for donating two Gree Weka Hi-wall airconditioning units for our nurseries! Another huge thanks to Koolmakers for the installation of the units! It’s so important to be able to control the temperature in our nurseries to keep our patients comfortable even in the summer ...
Thank you to Tael – Business Advisors & Chartered Accountants
Our enormous gratitude to Tael – Business Advisors & Chartered Accountants for providing complimentary advice to BirdCare Aotearoa! Tael’s expert assistance is greatly appreciated as our charity seeks new ideas for financial support and sponsorship opportunities to secure a sustainable future for our wild bird hospital. Thank you very much Tael Solutions Ltd, your support is ...
Thank you to Pub Charity for funding $10,800 towards one of our Native Nursery team members!
The funding provided for one of our native bird nursery team member’s wages contributed to the successful raising of hundreds of orphaned native chicks at BirdCare Aotearoa.A few examples of native chicks which were raised by our dedicated team are tūī, ruru/moreporks, kererū/NZ (wood) pigeons, kōtare/kingfishers, pīwakawaka/fantails, pipiwharauroa/shining cuckoo, tahou/silvereyes, riroriro/grey warblers, kahu/swamp harrrier (hawk), ...
Good in the Hood: A huge thank you to Z Energy!
BirdCare Aotearoa received a total of $2,780 as a result of the awesome votes received at the following four stations: Z Mairangi Bay, Milford, Sylvia Park & Tom Pearce Drive (airport) We are so grateful for the wonderful support – this will help to feed many hungry baby birds this summer!
Thank you, Karcher!
BirdCare Aotearoa would like to give a huge thank you to Kärcher Home & Garden for donating a professional steam cleaner, commercial grade wet & dry vacuum cleaner, and a quiet, compact dry vacuum cleaner for using in the hospital. The equipment was specially delivered to us by a Technical Sales Representative to show us ...
A very big thank you!
A big thank you to two very special girls! BirdCare Aotearoa would like to thank sisters Scarlett (10) and Mila (7) who raised $510 from their fundraiser at St Joseph’s school in Orakei www.facebook.com/sjorakei Scarlett and Mila sold chocolate chip cookies, lolly cakes and homemade lemonade. They love animals, and have also fundraised for the ...