
Volunteer Coordinator Assistant
Assistant Volunteer Coordinator – non-paid position : Do you love birds or the work that Bird Rescue does, but aren’t able to assist in a hands on capacity? Then we would love to hear from you! New Zealand Bird Rescue is experiencing a fantastic growth in people wanting to become involved in volunteering at our [...]Learn more
White Tui Chick
In late November a nestling Tui chick arrived at the centre which looked a little bit different to all the others. This strange Tui chick had white neck feathers and seemed to be slightly larger than the other Tui chicks of the same age. The Tui chick had a voracious appetite [...]Learn more
Stuck for Gift Ideas?
How about something meaningful that gives without giving “Stuff”? Surprise a colleague, friend, child or family member with a charitable Donation Certificate in their name from New Zealand Bird Rescue Charitable Trust. How it works You make a donation (any denomination from $5) to NZBRCT. Give us the name of the recipient you will be [...]Learn more
Foster homes needed
Can you help? The Green Bay Centre is running at full capacity! Over the last few months a number of rescue centres have closed down which means that our workload has increased. We need people who can provide short term foster homes for ducklings or baby birds. If you are interested or think you might be [...]Learn more
Volunteering
Our busy Spring/Summer season has begun and we are currently receiving over 100 birds a week. We urgently require more volunteers to help clean cages, prepare food and assist with the care of sick birds. Volunteers must be over 16, non-smokers and be able to commit to help us for 4 hours on one or [...]Learn moreWelcome to Bird Rescue
Welcome to our site. New Zealand Bird Rescue Charitable Trust hopes that you enjoy our site and find it informative and helpful. In addition to establishing links and sharing information with the community, we are interested in interacting with other centres and wish to swap news and innovative treatments with them.
NZBRCT runs on donations and grants and we are very appreciate of the support of our sponsors, please visit our sponsors page and help us to support them by using their products. If you would like to receive our quarterly newsletter please e-mail hilary@birdrescue.org.nz.
Please come back and visit our site soon, we are regularly updating and adding to infomation.
About Bird Rescue
We have a passionate group of supporters who generously give up their time to rescue, rehabilitate and release orphaned, sick and injured birds. Our centres accept and care for all New Zealand birds and wildlife whether they are native, non-native or pet. We assist thousands of birds each year, … [Read More...]
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Fundraising:
Summer Staff
We are urgently fundraising to pay for part-time staff over our very busy summer period, please give generously to this worthy cause.
Also looking for businesses/individuals who can offer recurring sponsorship/partial funding of salaries, as well as volunteers
Web Cam
Random pictures from our Galleries
Support Bird Rescue
NZ Bird Rescue relies solely on the generosity of the public to continue our work in caring for New Zealand wildlife. Your donation helps our centres to operate by giving us funds to purchase feed, … [Read More...]
Help us out with Adoption!
We need loving, caring homes for birds in need of adoption. Our birds are for adoption as pets only and we choose not to adopt birds to breeders. Adopting animals from us means we require a home … [Read More...]
Donate to Bird Rescue
We use givealittle.co.nz to take donations via credit card and givealittle vouchers (a great gift idea). You can click the secure "donate" button below to make an immediate donation. Givealittle also allows you to leave a message of support with your donation, allowing both us and others in the community to see your support for the birds of New Zealand.
We are extremely grateful for all your support.
Our Wish List
- Tins of kitten food (chicken / beef)
- Sprats – fresh or frozen
- Tins of baby food – vegetable/meat/fruit
- Paper towels, tissues
- Newsprint (ideally in bundle form not roll) – for our caged birds
- Plain farex
- Bird seed – all kinds
- Harrisons food
- Pellets, wheat and maize
- Puppy food/dog biscuits
- Washing machine powder

