Staglands Wildlife Reserve

Staglands Wildlife Reserve is a wildlife park located in the Akatarawa Valley, 20 km north of Upper Hutt in New Zealand. It was established in 1972 by English immigrant John Simister.[1] Besides native birds, including rare waterfowl such as whio and pāteke, the park maintains a variety of farm animals, including rare breeds such as kunekune. Along with Michael Willis from Christchurch's Willowbank Wildlife Reserve, Simister has been credited with saving the kunekune from extinction.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ John Simister, Sarah Purdy Staglands - The First Forty Years, 2012
2. ^ Matthew Tso, The men who brought the kunekune pig back from the brink, stuff.co.nz, 13 October 2020

## External links[edit]

* Staglands web site

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