[jess]

Staglands (http://www.staglands.co.nz/) is in Upper Hutt, north of Wellington. We're living on the Kapiti Coast and drove west through the Akatarawa Rd to get there ona suprisingly warm winter day this week. Nothing too exotic - peacocks, geese, Kea, parrots, finches, rabbits, donkeys, sheep, deer, wild pigs... All the walkthrough aviaries and wildlife areas get you up close and personal though. I imagine kids would love it. They have a great log cabin cafe and on the weekends and holidays they do pony rides for the kids.

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[jess]

More pics...

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[jess]

OH feeding critters...

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[kiwidebs]

What lovely pics Jess, thanks for sharing with us. I wish I lived closer cos I know the kids would love it.

[Angie and Mick]

For some reason I can not open them.

[jess]

oops, yes I can't see them when I switch to my mac. Not sure what I've done. I see the pics fine on the pc. :o

[kiwidebs]

I can see them on my laptop :nice1

[Angie and Mick]

I managed to see them when I right clicked the mouse, pressed copy and pasted to word doc, strange. :confused: Nice pictures though.

Angie

[Angie and Mick]

:confused: After adding last reply, returned to thread and hay presto some of the pictures on view not just marked with a red x, strangeeeee

[Smiler]

:confused: After adding last reply, returned to thread and hay presto some of the pictures on view not just marked with a red x, strangeeeee

I can't even see a red cross, just a blank space. :wah:wah




*Smiler wanders off feeling very left out*:uhoh

[pinkpiggy]

Lovely pictures - although like Angie & Mick I had to copy them into Word so I could see them.

[sizzlingbadger]

We went there for our youngest son's 2nd birthday and spent a whole day going around. We enjoyed it as much as the kids did :D Definitely a place to go back to in the summer months with the watering holes and pony rides.

[wilson182]

We went there after xmas last year when I was visiting my rellies. We met a rather over friendly donkey who wanted to eat my cousins pushchair!!!!! and he kept following us everywhere. Loved it there though