Queen Elizabeth Park aviary history

[Chlidonias]

An article from 2016 on the 100-year history of the aviaries at the Queen Elizabeth Park in Masterton.
100 years of caged birds in the park

These articles from 2015 are about the current single aviary there and whether it should remain.
Masterton aviary revamp in wind
Feedback sought on Masterton aviary

(Looking on Tripadvisor the aviary is still there).

 

[Chlidonias]

I was in Masterton on the weekend and went to look at the aviary. It isn't exactly "decrepit" as some would have it, but it isn't great. The only occupants were a flock of domestic doves, about five Indian Ringnecks (green, yellow, and white), and two Blue Peacocks, as well as a swirling vortex of House Sparrows which had gained entry but apparently been unable to find the exit again.

There is also a "deer park" there which has two enclosures for Red Deer and Fallow Deer.

 

[Cassidy Casuar]

The aviary is still as it was described in June, minus one peacock.