{"id":1090,"date":"2000-01-08T00:51:40","date_gmt":"2000-01-07T11:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/?p=1090"},"modified":"2025-07-12T21:58:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T20:58:46","slug":"orana-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/2000\/orana-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Orana Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Family trip to Orana Park in Christchurch some time in the 1980&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1091\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2009\/07\/oranapark_lions1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1091\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1091\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2009\/07\/oranapark_lions1-440x583.avif\" alt=\"The lions. You used to be able to drive in to the lion area during feeding time and the lions would walk around your car. Apparently they've stopped it these days due to safety concerns :(\" width=\"440\" height=\"583\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The lions. You used to be able to drive in to the lion area during feeding time and the lions would walk around your car. 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