Willowbank - Governors Bay

I absolutely love this place. I visit every time I'm in Christchurch. It's definitely something to do if you're planning on being here the whole day. The shortest visit I've had here was 4hrs. I've done both the Capybara and Lemur encounter. Both were amazing. Highly recommend.

Came here wanting to see the Kiwi birds (which we did) but ended up loving the other wildlife that there is to see. A MUST visit when coming to Christchurch. Highly recommend purchasing a bag of food to give to the various animals for a more close and personal experience. Just amazing.

Great place for at least 2 or 3 hours entertainment! Buy some cheap food there if you'd like to feed the birds or animals. Wait for at least 5-10 minutes for your eyes to adjust in the dark Kiwi room. We were lucky to watch a kiwi searching for food right below us for over 10 minutes. The Kea enclosure is also an awesome experience along with the Wallaby enclosure!

This was an amazing zoo wildlife reserve lots of animals to get close to you are able to even feed some of the farm animals for an extra $4! Favorite bit when staying in Christchurch would recommend!

I think this is the only one place on NZ where you can get closest to a Kiwi bird. Generally beautiful place to take kids or even everyone who loves the nature or animals. Highly recommended