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Family friendly petting zoo. Come experience a range of rare breeds including Wallabies, Kunekune Pig

18/06/2026

Mr Tahr was in stunning form today. Whistling lots to the ladies!
They are the most beautiful animals- my favourites along with the deer.
Most people ( unless you are hunting up in the mountains) would have never seen them.
Our 2 tame ones Tarzan & Tonta are very gentle & would stand or sit on you for as long as you wanted to do head scratches & pats.
Tarzan & Mr Bull Tahr are actually the same age 5- but Tarzan was neutered at a few months old- hence he doesn’t grow a mane.
They are now on the endangered list in the Himalayas

15/06/2026

Willow & Hazel are our Fellow Deer- whom are now 5!
They came to us at 3days old. Deer will not imprint on you if you get them after 4 days.
Willow ( light one) is the naughtiest- gets into trouble & once cost me a big vet bill.
However they are one of my favourite animals. Like toddlers- everything goes in the mouth - & have a knack of chewing shoes/ clothes while trying to do a job ( especially if they are new!)
They don’t like change & went into melt down once when I wheeled a new house in their paddock- even though it had been visible through the fence the whole time.
Apparently they loose their spots as they get older- but currently the spots are staying!

12/06/2026

Our animal of the week!
Pinenut ( due to pigs enjoying eating our pinenuts in the treeline)
Pinenut came to us from friends whom had previously rehomed a Canterbury Blue sow to us.
She was found by herself on their farm at approximately 2-3 weeks old.
They are extremely intelligent & she learnt to sit from a young age. We were very attracted to the piglets when our Kune had a litter & would often spend the day babysitting.
Two seasons ago we introduced her to “Mr Birkenshire “ & she had 8 pigglets.
We enjoy our days napping & eating. Collecting things around the paddock to stash in our house!
We have a nose ring as these types of breeds usually dig for roots, grubs etc & can damage ground quickly., usually the ring detours this.

06/06/2026

As the farm is on Winter break - I thought I need to do posts on our animals. Starting with the domestic ones.
Humphrey is our farm cat- a rescue- who’s 10 years old & enjoys hunting mice- baby rabbits & rats. As we get older we enjoy napping a lot!
Pidgy - whom several are familiar with - is our pigeon that came to us around 4 years ago. Two years ago she lost a foot. We don’t like other pigeons & tends to chase me round the house & farm , laying eggs every month - to then sit in her house for another month fiercely guarding them.
Lastly we have Ivy , our Border Terrier who is our rat catcher & enjoys coming round the farm when feeding out.
Hope you enjoy learning about them

01/06/2026

A huge thanks to all that visited today & supported the farm & our stallholders.
We had a great day- settled weather , & have animals with full tummies!
Over winter we will be working on further development of a family area & animal enclosures.
We appreciate your support.
The Glenlothian Team

27/05/2026

Five days to go!
Empire Chicken will be doing burgers & chips- Hungry potato- coffee , toasties , baking & more.
Face painter Lavendar Fairy will be here.
Usual entry fee applies.
Adults $14
School children $6
Under 2’s free
All proceeds go towards our Rare Breeds care over winter & further facilities development.
Come support our local artisan’s & businesses.
Thank you

25/05/2026

Just a reminder Glenlothian Farm finishes up on Monday 1 st June for Winter.
Come & enjoy a day of food, coffee, craft stalls & our friendly animals.
We have a great selection of stalls- Natural Kawa kawa products, cake pops , key rings/ kids tumblers, fire starters, wheat bags, crochet critters, natural wool products, knitting, 3d models, baking , lollies candles & more.
Hope you can join us. Usual entry fee applies.
Weather permitting we will open for the July school holidays .
We appreciate your support. We are a private run farm & receive no funding for our Conservation roll with Heritage breeds , so we rely on gate sales.
Hope to see you here!

24/05/2026

We were thrilled to have the Student Uni Army volunteers here yesterday. Was a perfect weather day & smaller teams did several tidy up jobs for us, built feeders, planted grasses & built us a vege garden for the smaller animals.
Their help was much appreciated for the jobs we don’t get time to do & great to hear of what studies they are doing & future ambitions.

20/05/2026

Tonight as I was sorting through a tin of old jewellery- I found these stones. Wondered if kids - adults welcome to as well- like to paint a stone & we can start a trail here at the farm. Let’s see how long we can get it!

16/05/2026

Make the most of the great weather & come visit our animals & learn the importance of Heritage breeds.
We are only open for a few more weeks before closing for winter.
Our market/ family day is shaping up with great food, stalls & fundraising on June 1 st
Open -Wednesday/ Sunday 10-3

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Wednesday	10:00 - 16:00
Thursday	10:00 - 16:00
Friday	10:00 - 16:00
Saturday	10:00 - 16:00
Sunday	10:00 - 16:00

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+64210328817

Website

http://glenlothianfarm.co.nz/

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