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Monday 9:30am - 4:30pm Tuesday 9:30am - 4:30pm Wednesday 9:30am - 4:30pm Thursday 9:30am - 4:30pm Friday 9:30am - 4:30pm Saturday 9:30am - 4:30pm Sunday 9:30am - 4:30pm

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Auckland Zoo is a not-for-profit organisation focused on conserving wildlife and wild places.

At the heart of all Auckland Zoo's work and activities is its mission: "to bring people together to build a future for wildlife”. Auckland Zoo plays a vitally important role in breeding, research and recovery programmes for threatened wildlife. In fact, a portion of your ticket goes towards the Auckland Zoo Conservation Fund to support both local and international field-based projects.

16/10/2026

Stunning and stinky – the co**se flower’s cousin has started blooming!

If you didn’t get the chance to see Amorphophallus konjac (a smaller relative of the Amorphophallus titanum) bloom last year, come and see it at the Zoo this weekend.

Also known as the devil’s tongue or voodoo lily, the konjac emits a powerful stench in waves, which helps the plant attract pollinators to it quickly. It has just started blooming and will retain its purple-maroon inflorescence for approximately 2-3 days, before beginning to collapse.

While it’s in bloom, you can find it opposite our Asian small-clawed otter habitat.
We also have many other weird and wonderful flowering plants in our tropical swamp forest – come and check out these delicate orchids and dramatic bat flower (Tacca chantrieri)!

15/10/2026

Ever wondered why lions and tigers always seem to be sleeping? 🐅

It might look like they're taking it easy, but there's actually fascinating reasons behind all those catnaps.

Watch carnivore keepers Jacqueline and Connor explain why sleeping is such an important part of a big cat's day.

15/10/2026

Who is beautiful, stripey and turning eight years old? Zayana! 🐅

To celebrate her birthday, carnivore keeper Kristin created colourful natural enrichment, including her favourite scents like cloves, ginger and coffee. These scents encourage natural olfactory stimulation and exploration.

The enrichment also included pumpkins and coconuts – perfect for Zayana and her daughter Cahya to chew and roll around using their powerful jaws and teeth. Chasing and biting behaviours are intrinsically motivating for tigers, and are a form of play and learning.

Come down and wish Zayana a happy birthday this week!

14/10/2026

It’s a long way down for a drink! 🦒

Have you seen how giraffes drink water? With their very lengthy necks, their reach to the ground is quite a stretch.

Since they cannot reach the ground from a standing position, they must spread their front legs, bend their knees and then lower their neck and head.

Here you can see Enzi the youngest giraffe using her lips to pump her jaw, pushing this collected water up into the oesophagus, and allowing her to drink.

You can spot Enzi and her whānau on the African Safari Track next time you visit.

13/10/2026

Zookeepers are taking weekly trips to the windy west coast to conserve kororā! 🐧

Little penguins are native to the coasts of New Zealand – but little is known about their population size, or how the species is faring.

Zoo staff set up the Auckland West Coast Kororā Monitoring Programme to improve understanding and conservation outcomes for little penguins across Karekare, Piha and Te Henga/Bethell’s Beach.

Weekly visits are made over breeding season, and our keepers are often accompanied by our partners at Te Kawerau ā Maki. The team collect data and biometric information to build up a longer-term dataset to understand breeding success, population trends, and threats to little penguins.

Our team will look for signs to determine whether a burrow is occupied by penguins, and once a likely spot is found, a non-invasive ‘burrowscope’ (tubing with a camera at the end) is used to view what is happening within the depths of the burrow.

On the recent trip at North Karekare, 11 penguins were sighted with three confirmed nests, and at Karekare beach, one of the chicks was big enough to be weighed and microchipped.

Sadly, observations from recent breeding seasons show that kororā are dying from dog attacks. All our west coast beaches have areas where dogs are restricted or not permitted to help protect wildlife, and this is particularly important during breeding season.

Thank you to our partners, community groups and supporters! If you’re interested in helping with this project, we are looking for committed locals who are passionate about little penguins and have time to take part.

Read more by clicking the link in our comments.

08/10/2026

Four-year-old Bahmi is in full swing of things! 🦧

Gripping the vine-like ropes and branches is a breeze for him, thanks to his agile hands and opposable thumbs.

Bahmi already displays remarkable strength and confidence, often preferring to hang upside down!
As is common for an orangutan of his age, Bahmi still loves returning to his mum, Melur for quality time together.

You can find Bahmi and his whānau on the South East Asia Jungle Track next time you visit.

07/10/2026

We’re celebrating our much-loved vet nurses!

It’s New Zealand Veterinary Nurse Awareness Week and we want to give a big shout out to our dedicated nurses.

This amazing team includes clinical coordinator Mikayle, Celine, Jess, Breeze and Cathy. In this video, each nurse will share insightful facts on how they care for a huge variety of animals here at the hospital.

During this special week, stop by our veterinary hospital viewing gallery and you may see our amazing nurses in action!

06/10/2026

When it’s OK to throw your food around!

Watch bird keeper Amy-Rose explain the log enrichment she created for the kea at Auckland Zoo. This enrichment requires them to pull out grass and flowers, which they eagerly do to find the fruit hidden inside the log.

These beautiful alpine parrots are a protected species and are only found in forests and mountains across the South Island. Unlike kākā who have shorter, thicker beaks, kea have long, curved beaks that are perfect for digging grubs from logs, and roots from the ground.

Visit the kea conspiracy at Te Wao Nui these school holidays!

03/10/2026

Support conservation AND get an amazing framed art print! 🦩

In honour of World Animal Day, we’re auctioning off 2x A2 framed art prints in a collaboration with local New Zealand artist Cathy Hansby, with 100% of the proceeds to raise funds for Auckland Zoo’s conservation work.

Cathy’s art features charismatic wildlife species that bring a piece of nature into people’s homes. Her ‘Zoo Art Collection’ features five specially designed art prints that reflect the iconic wildlife we care for at Auckland Zoo: Bornean orangutan, greater flamingo, southern white rhinoceros, emperor tamarin and Tasmanian devil.

The winner of this conservation auction can choose any two designs to be framed and posted direct to their living room! Better yet, they’ll know the artwork hanging on their walls is directly supporting wildlife in wild places.

Get bidding on Trade Me – https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/art/prints/portraits/listing/6159872234

In addition to this auction, 10% of each print sold in this collection will be donated to Auckland Zoo, to support wildlife conservation in Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world. Prints are available from the Auckland Zoo Shop and at hansbydesign.com.

03/10/2026

We’re celebrating this passionate bunch for

This annual day (Sunday 4 October) was created by the International Congress of Zookeepers to raise awareness for the vital role keepers play in caring for animals, contributing to scientific research, and conserving species into the future.

We have six distinct animal care and conservation teams (seven including our veterinary department!) with specialised knowledge and training. They use their skills and experience to provide the very best care to every animal at the Zoo – from a 37mm long Archey’s frog to a 14-foot-tall giraffe!

They also care for wildlife in the wild. This past year our keepers have journeyed to remote kākāpō sanctuary islands to assist with the bumper breeding season, given health checks to wild kea in Mt Aspiring National Park, provided health checks and vaccinations for takahē, assisted with research for native bats in Auckland, hatched, reared and released critically endangered tara iti/New Zealand fairy tern...and so much more!

Read more about what our keepers have achieved so far this year - https://www.aucklandzoo.co.nz/news/animal-news

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99 Motions Road
Auckland
1022

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Sunday	9:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+6493603805

Website

http://www.aucklandzoo.co.nz/

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