After the Wellington Zoo conservation fund donations box was stolen last week, the zoo has received four donations from the community.

The money in a collection box stolen from stolen Wellington Zoo will be returned following the arrest of a Masterton woman.

The zoo's Conservation Fund donation box was stolen from the foyer about 3.30pm on Tuesday last week, with CCTV images of a woman and a man released by police.

A 25-year-old woman was arrested on Tuesday this week and charged with theft. She will appear in court at a later date. The man has been spoken to by police.

Police said inquiries regarding the man's involvement in the incident were ongoing.

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The money stolen from the zoo, potentially hundreds of dollars, was recovered and will be returned to Wellington Zoo.

A Wellington Zoo spokeswoman said they had been informed one person had been charged.

Over the weekend they received a few tips as to who the two people from the security footage were, and they had passed the information on to the police, she said.

"We are absolutely amazed to see the amount of love and support we've received from members of our community.

"So far we have had four generous donations which is incredible and we've also heard from Wainuiomata Pharmacy who want to fundraise for the Zoo's Conservation Fund. We are so grateful to our community and the support they've shown us and our mission for saving animals in the wild."

