Sponsors & Partners

The fence is built, the reintroductions are happening, the pests are taken care of - what's left to do? Maintaining a largest predator fenced sanctuary in Aotearoa/New Zealand is a huge ongoing task that costs us $5000 per day.

We are always keen to connect if you are interested in funding, sponsoring, partnering or donating! To discuss opportunities reach out to Helen, our General Manager.

Email our general manager

See our sponsorship programme

We rely on a combination of visitors, sponsors/partners, funding grants and donations to help cover the costs of operation. A huge shoutout to the following organisations that work alongside us to make the sanctuary a reality.

Platinum Supporters

Gold Supporters

Book a tour

To get the best experience book a guided tour. Guides will give you a deeper appreciation of the sanctuary, it's history and it's future.

Location

The Manu Tioriori visitor centre is open from 9:00am to 4:00pm daily (closed 25th December). Entrance to the southern enclosure is available during Manu Tioriori visitor centre opening hours.

FAQs

Interested in our education programme? Questions about lunch options at our Maunga? Find out the answer to the most frequently asked questions!

What our visitors say

Incredible project and will only get even better with time.

Andy Williams

Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari has a beautiful array of native New Zealand birds. The tracks are well signposted and easy to navigate I would highly recommend for any nature or bird lover or photographer.

Lydia Gillies, Auckland, New Zealand

The guides are what makes this so special. We had such a fabulous day!!! The guides were wonderful...we asked lots of questions which they patiently engaged with and gave us SO much information as we trotted around. It was like a nature story book.

Archers Homeschool Group

A really great sanctuary, with some incredible birdlife. If you’re slow and quiet enough you may get a little show from the Piwakawaka.

Jack Howe

Thank you so much for putting in tremendous effort to reserve this beautiful forest and native animals! As a tourist, I had the most wonderful memory with our guide - Kate. She has taught us so much!

Javier

Extremely organised, with clear communication. Tali and Sue were really engaging, working at an appropriate pace for the children. Lots of fun things to see and do. We also really appreciated having sanitizer and a tarpaulin already there for us. We really appreciated our day there and how well...

Horsham Downs School

Sanctuary Mountain is meant for nature and bird lovers and those who wish to learn more about the native flora and fauna. The maintained trails provide an opportunity to see some unique biodiversity, including endangered species (when they come out of hiding). Our knowledgeable guide Sue...

Mike Cristello

Impressive Magical Inexpensive

Gerhard Markus Beckmann

Wonderful experience seeing tuatara on a wetland tour. Southern Enclosure surrounded by native trees, bush and birds soothes the soul.

Desley McFarlane

Really cool place to see some unique birds and enjoy a beautiful peaceful nature walk. Extremely friendly staff as well.

Kelly Kaufman