The Animal Ark Dunedin

31/10/2026

29/10/2026

**OPEN DAY UPDATE - SUNDAY 1st NOVEMBER **

Hey everyone! We know some of you were away for the school holidays and missed our recent open day - (thank you to everyone who has messaged) - and we know how much happiness our furry crew of critters brings after a long (short!) week - so are going to get those gates open for you again this coming Sunday for a couple of hours 🧡
It just happens to be Kelly’s birthday weekend too - so if there’s time there may even be some cake floating around for you (if the goats don’t get to it first).

Please help us get the word out by tagging your friends and family to give them the good news and then head on down The Animal Ark to see Steve, Stanley, Rupert and all the rest of your favourite furry fluffy friends on Sunday the 1st November from 10:30am to 12:30pm !!

Please remember, 100% of your entrance fee goes back into the rehabilitation and ongoing care of the animals you will meet during your visit.

Admission and Info:
$12.50 per person aged 2 and above
$45 per family of 4 (2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children)
$1 animal feed bags
$2 cold drinks
$2 iceblocks

Cash, Eftpos & creditcards accepted (surcharge applies for paywave)

Appropriate closed-toed shoes are COMPULSORY - absolutely no exceptions! There will be mud. And p**p. Lots of it. So please leave your white gym shoes, yellow crocs and pink stilettos at home.

Remember to dress appropriately for farm life - eg mud, dirt, dribbly animals, p**p, etc etc - this isn’t a fashion parade kinda place 😛

And finally, please remember, when you visit our Farmpark you are actually coming into our home - so bring your best smiles, your listening ears and your positive attitudes - failing to follow our rules, or negativity/disrespect to the team or to our animals will not to tolerated, and as such a fast and unexpected entry to the duckpond may occur. 🙂

As always, we are 100% weather dependent so please do check back for updates prior to heading out to us if the weather is looking a little unsettled.

Looking forward to welcoming you back to our little piece of paradise team! See you soon! ❤️

08/10/2026

** OPEN FRI 9th & SAT 10th OCT 10:30am - 12:30pm **

Just a wee reminder that the Farmpark will be holding an open day tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday from 10:30am to 12:30pm.

The planets have all aligned with weather and health finally both playing ball, - so please help us get the word out by tagging your friends and family to give them the good news and then head on down The Animal Ark to see Steve, Stanley, Rupert and all the rest of your favourite furry fluffy friends!

Please remember, 100% of your entrance fee goes back into the rehabilitation and ongoing care of the animals you will meet during your visit.

Admission and Info:
$12.50 per person aged 2 and above
$45 per family of 4 (2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children)
$1 animal feed bags
$2 cold drinks
$2 iceblocks

Cash, Eftpos & creditcards accepted (surcharge applies for paywave)

Appropriate closed-toed shoes are COMPULSORY - absolutely no exceptions! There will be mud. And p**p. Lots of it. So please leave your white gym shoes, yellow crocs and pink stilettos at home.

Remember to dress appropriately for farm life - eg mud, dirt, dribbly animals, p**p, etc etc - this isn’t a fashion parade kinda place 😛

And finally, please remember, when you visit our Farmpark you are actually coming into our home - so bring your best smiles, your listening ears and your positive attitudes - failing to follow our rules, or negativity/disrespect to the team or to our animals will not to tolerated, and as such a fast and unexpected entry to the duckpond may occur. 🙂

See you soon! ❤️

05/10/2026

** SCHOOL HOLIDAYS OPEN DAY UPDATE **

Hey friends! Great news! The sun is set to shine and that deserves celebrating, so guess who’s opening up their gates for some school holiday fun?! ❤️
We have had SO many lovely messages recently asking if we could somehow make it work to hold an open day for these holidays, and I’m so glad to be able to say yes! The planets have all aligned with weather and health finally both playing ball, - so please help us get the word out by tagging your friends and family to give them the good news and then head on down The Animal Ark to see Steve, Stanley, Rupert and all the rest of your favourite furry fluffy friends this Friday and Saturday from 10:30am to 12:30pm !!

Please remember, 100% of your entrance fee goes back into the rehabilitation and ongoing care of the animals you will meet during your visit.

Admission and Info:
$12.50 per person aged 2 and above
$45 per family of 4 (2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children)
$1 animal feed bags
$2 cold drinks
$2 iceblocks

Cash, Eftpos & creditcards accepted (surcharge applies for paywave)

Appropriate closed-toed shoes are COMPULSORY - absolutely no exceptions! There will be mud. And p**p. Lots of it. So please leave your white gym shoes, yellow crocs and pink stilettos at home.

Remember to dress appropriately for farm life - eg mud, dirt, dribbly animals, p**p, etc etc - this isn’t a fashion parade kinda place 😛

And finally, please remember, when you visit our Farmpark you are actually coming into our home - so bring your best smiles, your listening ears and your positive attitudes - failing to follow our rules, or negativity/disrespect to the team or to our animals will not to tolerated, and as such a fast and unexpected entry to the duckpond may occur. 🙂

As always, we are 100% weather dependent so please do check back for updates prior to heading out to us if the weather is looking a little unsettled.

Looking forward to welcoming you back to our little piece of paradise team! See you soon! ❤️

23/05/2026

** OPEN SUNDAY 24th MAY - 10:30am to 1:30pm **

We can’t quite believe it but the sun is scheduled to shine and we still have lots of lovely people asking if we would open for visitors again - so we decided to say yes! Short notice we know but as the saying goes you gotta make hay while the sun shines…
So please help us get the word out by tagging your friends and family to give them the good news and then come on down The Animal Ark to see Steve, Stanley, Rupert and all the rest of your furry fluffy favourite friends this Sunday!

Admission and Info:
$12.50 per person aged 2 and above
$45 per family of 4 (2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children)
$1 animal feed bags
$2 cold drinks
$2 iceblocks

Cash, Eftpos & creditcards accepted (surcharge applies for paywave)

Appropriate closed-toed shoes are COMPULSORY - no exceptions! Please leave your white gym shoes, yellow crocs and pink stilettos at home.

Please dress appropriately for farm life - eg mud, dirt, dribbly animals, p**p, etc

Please remember, when you visit our Farmpark you are actually coming into our home - so bring your best smiles and your positive attitudes - negativity or disrespect to the team or to our animals will not to tolerated. 🙂

We can’t wait to welcome you all again to our little piece of paradise! See you tomorrow! ❤️

22/05/2026

** OPEN SUNDAY 24th MAY - 10:30am to 1:30pm **

We can’t quite believe it but the sun is scheduled to shine this weekend and we still have lots of lovely people asking if we would open for visitors again - so we decided to say yes! Short notice we know but as the saying goes you gotta make hay while the sun shines…
So please help us get the word out by tagging your friends and family to give them the good news and then come on down The Animal Ark to see Steve, Stanley, Rupert and all the rest of your furry fluffy favourite friends this Sunday!

Admission and Info:
$12.50 per person aged 2 and above
$45 per family of 4 (2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children)
$1 animal feed bags
$2 cold drinks
$2 iceblocks

Cash, Eftpos & creditcards accepted (surcharge applies for paywave)

Appropriate closed-toed shoes are COMPULSORY - no exceptions! Please leave your white gym shoes, yellow crocs and pink stilettos at home.

Please dress appropriately for farm life - eg mud, dirt, dribbly animals, p**p, etc

Please remember, when you visit our Farmpark you are actually coming into our home - so bring your best smiles and your positive attitudes - negativity or disrespect to the team or to our animals will not to tolerated. 🙂

We can’t wait to welcome you all again to our little piece of paradise! See you on Sunday! ❤️

10/05/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mama’s out there, big or small, short or tall, two legged or four! You’re all amazing. ❤️

03/05/2026

** A HUGE THANK YOU **

Hey guys - we just really wanted to give a huge shout out to everyone who visited The Animal Ark today.
Honestly, today was truely the BEST DAY we have had at the Farmpark in the absolute longest time - and that was all because of you legends!
From the very first person through the gate this morning til the last family left this afternoon, everyone today just made the day perfect. There were so many smiles on so many faces and so many people having amazing animal encounters which really made today really special.
I really can’t remember a day I’ve genuinely enjoyed more being here (and that’s saying something cos I’ve been here for every single day for the last 6 years lol). So if you visited today - thank you, truely so much.

(And to my impromptu ‘Deputy Sheriffs’ who helped to keep an eye on some opinionated 4 legged friends who decided while mum was busy today was the day they reallllllly wanted to test out the fences, you’re all rockstars).

❤️ Kelly and the crew