Who lives here
Our animals.
Over 20 breeds call Glenlothian home — many of them rare, all of them happy to see you (especially if you've got food). Pick a name to meet them properly.
Who lives here
Over 20 breeds call Glenlothian home — many of them rare, all of them happy to see you (especially if you've got food). Pick a name to meet them properly.
A field guide to the farm
Eight residents — including a Himalayan tahr you won't find on many farms — photographed at home in the paddocks of West Melton.
Himalayan tahrThe Himalayas
№ 01 — The rare one Licensed to keep
A wild mountain goat from the high Himalayas, and one of the rarest animals on any New Zealand farm park. Keeping them takes a special licence — so this is a rare chance to stand a few metres from one.
Meet the tahr
Bennetts wallabyTasmania
№ 02 — The locals' favourite
One of the few petting farms in New Zealand where you can meet wallabies up close — and yes, they will absolutely take food from your hand.
Meet the wallabies
Indian blue peafowlIndia
№ 03 — The show-offs
Impossible to miss — and harder to ignore when a male fans his train. Listen for the call; it carries right across the farm.
Meet the peacocks
Ornamental pheasantAsia
№ 04 — The best dressed
Copper, gold and green — the best-dressed birds on the farm, strutting like they know it.
Meet the pheasants
Shetland ponyShetland Isles
№ 05 — The kids' pick
Small, sturdy and endlessly patient — a firm favourite with the kids, and very hard to walk past.
Meet the ponies
Rams & sheepNew Zealand
№ 06 — The classics
No New Zealand farm is complete without them — ours love a hand-feed and aren't shy about asking.
Meet the sheep
AlpacaThe Andes
№ 07 — The welcome party
Curious, woolly and always first to the fence when visitors arrive — consider them the farm's official greeters.
Meet the alpacas
Miniature donkeyBorn on the farm
№ 08 — The new arrivals Baby on board
The newest additions to the farm — a gentle miniature donkey mum and her impossibly fluffy foal, born right here at Glenlothian. Come and say hello before the baby grows up.
Meet the donkeysAnd that's not all
As members of the Rare Breeds Society we also keep Enderby Island rabbits, Canterbury Blue pigs and other breeds you won't spot on many farms. Ask us about them when you visit — we love talking about our animals.
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