Wonderful place for kids - Must visit for families with small kids.Lot of animals and birds.Feeding them was a unique experience for kids. Kiwis keya and animals native only to new zealand were there.was a wonderful experience.

Fun experience at Willowbank - This part was amazing, we really enjoyed our visit here. Our 4 year old loved feeding the eels, ducks and chickens. We also really enjoyed looking at the old farm equipment. We could tell they put a lot of effort into making this wonderful park

Best attraction in Christchurch - Amazing and fun day out. Best part is being able to feed the animals. Both bird and deer/farm animal food can be purchased in bags at the front desk

A good place to see kiwi - Kiwi enclosure was v nice. Relaxing environment. We managed to reach here at 2pm from mt cook village. We only spent 3 hours here because it closed at 5pm

amazing experience - seen the kiwi and patting and feeding the ells. amazing well run, well cared for animals.would recommend to everyone.

Excellent experience - We enjoyed the park a great deal and interacting / feeding all the animals was super fun! Would definitely go back just to see the Kiwis again.

A must see in Christchurch for families and animal lovers. - This is the most wonderful zoo/wildlife reserve that we have ever been to. What we love most about it is the flow of the park. In major zoos, it’s hard to ensure that you’ve seen every animal due to the layout. However, Willowbank’s planning allows you to follow one path through the entire park, ensuring that you get to see all animals. We also loved that you could feed the animals. We purchased farm feed from the gift shop and our one year old (and us) had the time of our lives feeding the animals- especially the lamas, alpacas and cows. The park was well maintained and we would recommend this experience to all families and animal lovers.

Enjoyable and interesting wildlife park. Learnt a lot about NZ animals, both native and introduced - Interesting and pleasant way to spend a couple of hours before our flight. Well run with good information on the animals

Cute, but a zoo - Cute place for kids to see and feed animals. It's mostly a zoo with birds and farm animals from all over the world. Only about 1/3 was native to New Zealand. They did have a few live Kiwis. If you are in ChristChurch and this is your one chance to see native birds, or you want to entertain kids, its worthwhile.

Duck Lovers Paradise - We took our nearly 20 month old grandson. He loves ducks so it was a big hit with him and he enjoyed running around the tracks. We liked the wallaby enclosure. As adults, I have to say it looks a bit shabby and in need of a bit of a tidy-up. We're not keen on animals in smallish cages so found that a bit off-putting - one of the gibbons looked positively depressed sitting in a corner with his hands over his head. The staff at reception were lovely but our overall final opinion is that at over $70 for 2 adults (pre-schooler free) we don't think its good value. We'll probably just visit the duck pond at the Gardens next time.