Waikanae's main visitor lure, Nga Manu Nature Reserve is a 15-hectare bird sanctuary dotted with picnic areas, bushwalks, aviaries and a nocturnal house with kiwi, owls and tuatara. The eels are fed at 2pm daily; guided bird-feeding tours run at 11am daily (adult/child $25/12 including admission). To get here, turn seawards from SH1 onto Te Moana Rd and then right down Ngarara Rd and follow the signs.
