See conservation in action at one of the largest and most successful kiwi hatchery in the world!
The National Kiwi Hatchery is the national leader in kiwi husbandry, egg incubation systems, hatching techniques and kiwi chick rearing. When you join one of our experiences, you'll get to see kiwi eggs being incubated, the hatching process and newly hatched kiwi chicks.
An educational, thought-provoking and truly unique experience, you'll get to see how we're helping kiwi at the largest and most successful kiwi hatchery in the world.
Your ticket entry fee goes straight back to our kiwi hatching programme.
Posted By : Erin_S
Tour guide Harley was super passionate about teaching us about kiwis and why they’re so deeply treasured and protected. Overall, this tour was fun and informative!! A must-have experience
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Posted On : 2024-04-17 21:03:03 
Posted By : Jet352
So glad we got to visit and learn about these interesting birds, their predators, their protectors and see a hatchling.
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Posted On : 2024-03-28 20:32:06 
Posted By : Cat_H
Such an interesting trip. We learned so much about Kiwi’s, and we’re really surprised that they are such angry little birds. Highlight was seeing 2 babies born the morning of our tour. The woman that did our tour was really knowledgeable, fun, and passionate about their cause. Only downside, I wish our tour had been longer, especially in the nocturnal house
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Posted On : 2024-02-10 12:57:39
Posted By : Teresa_H
The tour gal was very good. She knew the kiwis well. I learned sooooooooo much more about kiwis. Very educational. Thank you Katie.
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Posted On : 2024-02-05 19:40:54
Posted By : beckywest1992
We had such an amazing visit. You’ll need to book in advance as places are limited. The tour takes you on a 5 minute minibus ride across the site (boosters provided for kids). Caitlin our guide was really fantastic, and great at answering the kids questions too (and very patient!). We saw three kiwi in their huge enclosures, as well as two babies having health checks and one under a heat lamp. The gift shop was great, some really lovely items. Highly recommend this tour, the children (age 2 1/2 and 7) both loved it
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Posted On : 2024-01-28 02:46:00
Posted By : CathR354
We hadn’t realised this experience is based on a farm which also has activities to entertain. Kiwi tour starts on minibus, our guide was very informative. We were shown around the different sections and very lucky to see 4 kiwis that had recently hatched
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Posted On : 2024-01-27 14:47:41
Posted By : Greg_L
A totally immersive experience.
The guides were bubbling with enthusiasm, knowledge, and couldn’t have been any more helpful
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Posted On : 2023-12-20 01:21:15
Posted By : Sherpa801821
A great informative tour to teach us more about the Kiwi. We did this while we were staying in nearby Rotorua. Luckily we were able to see one Kiwi chick that had been born a few days earlier and later in the nocturnal area, an older chick, moving around in its enclosure. This is not cheap to visit, but the money goes to a good cause. I would recommend visiting here.
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Posted On : 2023-12-13 10:48:26
Posted By : FarAway45321270583
Visited due to the great reviews but came away slightly disappointed. The tour was very rushed and kids found it hard to understand the Sri Lankan tour guide. We weren't given time to read all the information posters in the 'burrow' or take photos. This is a great concept and feel like they could do so much more - where you wait for your tour to start is a blank area yet you walk past a heap of information signs on the way to the tour start with no time to read them. We did get to see a baby kiwi getting a health check but the tour guide didn't tell us much about what was happening or why they were doing what they were doing.
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Posted On : 2023-11-21 14:29:01
Posted By : Happiness38397982772
Wonderful experience! It's a brief visit but you gain such an appreciation and knowledge of this quirky, special north island bird. From babies to adults, you just want to cuddle them.
Book before you go, guides turned away many walk ups because all the tours were booked that day. And even though they were booked, the very helpful tour guides still took the time to tell you were you might find other kiwis if this was your last day in town. Also, don't miss out on the behind the scenes visit, it books up fast due to being offered once a day. Missed the opportunity but looked like an even more rewarding experience.
The gift shop was on point and you will feel motivated into giving back to this charitable organization through donations as well that can feed a chick for a month ($35), all the way to sponsoring a chick fully ($2k plus). Every penny goes back to their meaningful work to kiwis in the north island.
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Posted On : 2023-11-16 03:23:54
