Friends of the Zoo members section

Friends of the Zoo Members Section

Hello Friends

Welcome to your Friends of the Zoo members section where you have exclusive access to the latest news and FOTZ offers.

What's happening in the FOTZ Members lounge this month:

• Zoo news – Snorkel settling into new home
• FOTZ winners
• Digital Photography Workshops at the Zoo
• Zoo Alive - Autumn/Winter 2010
• Check out what's on at the Zoo
• RAW - a new range of bags, satchels and t-shirts are now  in at WildZone Gift Shop
• Special FOTZ offers - ZOOM winter madness!

Your Friends at Auckland Zoo

Zoo news – Snorkel settling into new home

One of our female hippos, Snorkel, was moved from her current enclosure last month to a new home with the baboons.

Both Snorkel and the baboons are getting used to each other, but Snorkel can be seen enjoying her new area, which includes a mud wallow, a moat and a flat, grassed area for her. Now that Snorkel is over 50 years old, she is less mobile than she used to be, so this area is ideal for her.

Her old enclosure is in an area that will be part of our New Zealand precinct, Te Wao Nui, which is due to open in September 2011. Construction on this area is due to begin later this year.

Zoo news – New Zoo mum

You may have noticed that one of our zebra in Pridelands, Itika, is getting very big. She now weighs approximately 300kg as she is now eating for two. She is due to give birth very soon, so keep an eye out on our website for more updates when the foal arrives.

Friends of the Zoo winners

Congratulations to Alissandra Lisowski for winning herself a Marmaduke soft toy! Allisandra is nearly 5 and has been a FOTZ for over 3 years.

Congratulations to all our Zoo Alive winners (Autumn/Winter 2010):

This is your Life DVD - Luke Grant, Keat Lee, Bede Williams, Leone Gruebner
The Zoo DVD - Alexis Perkins, Maya Harding, Mark Pearson, Jarrod and Philippa Baker
Party at the Zoo (Critter Cottages birthday party) - Dayton Henry (and his brother Lincoln) who will be holding their 6th birthday here at the Zoo.
Safari Night BBQ and Walk - Family passes – Maria Mayerhofler, Rebecca Slight, Fiona Mackenzie, Mark Pearson
Safari Night BBQ and Walk – Double passes – Monika Riddering (happy wedding anniversary from us!), Jarrod and Philippa Baker (on a winning roll!).
African Zoom tour - double passes – Annette Caisley, Nyra Sinclair, Benjamin Davison, Lois Wilson & Max Falconer.
Galapagos Tortoise Zoom Tour – double passes – Sara Mason, Laurel Barrington

Thanks so much for all your fabulous entries.. And look out for more great competitions soon...

Learn Digital Photography here at the Zoo

Auckland Zoo and the NZCCM provide a unique and dynamic location for these one-day digital photography workshops.

Tutored by zoo photographers Graham Meadows and Claire Vial, the workshops will be held at the NZCCM Lecture Theatre, and utilise the Zoo grounds.

About Graham and Claire
Graham Meadows is a former Auckland Zoo curator and veterinarian. An established international author and professional photographer, he also runs a commercial internet photo library service.
Claire Vial is a zoologist, photographer, author and African safari tour leader. She lived and worked in Africa as a conservation volunteer, and now runs her own African safari travel business.

Call us now to secure your place – spaces are limited.

Please phone the Auckland Zoo Experience Products team on (09) 360 4700 or email zoom@aucklandcity.govt.nz.

Zoo Alive - Autumn/Winter 2010 Edition

Zoo Alive is the official newsletter of Friends of Auckland Zoo. Click here to download the latest issue of Zoo Alive and to enter the competitions.

What's On at the Zoo – Get involved and love it!

Get your hands dirty in celebration of Conservation Week at the Zoo's Discovery Days on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 September.

Here you will be able to plant a seedling and learn some simple things that you and the kids can do at home to see more of New Zealand's unique species, including making your own invertebrate monitors and weta hotels.

What's On at the Zoo – Comedy for Conservation

For two nights only – Wednesday, 22 and Friday, 24 September – you can catch a stellar comedic line-up with the likes of Jeremy Corbett, Ben Hurley and Jeremy Elwood, performing specially for conservation at the Old Elephant House.

Tickets start from $30* and are available from Ticketek. All funds raised will go toward the Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi, to help with its kokako conservation work.

*To maximise the amount of money going towards conservation, we cannot offer a FOTZ discount for this event

What's On at the Zoo – September school holidays – Your passport to Asia

Come along to the Zoo these school holidays (Monday, 27 September to Sunday, 10 October) to discover more about some of our animals from Asia – the Sumatran tiger, red panda and the Asian elephant.

There will also be special encounters with these animals, activities and interactive shows.

What's On at the Zoo – Celebrating red pandas

At the end of this month, one of our red pandas – Khosuva – is moving to Darjeeling Zoo in India as part of a breeding programme.

There, Khosuva will be paired up with a mate and their offspring will be released into a national park in northern India, near the borders of Nepal and China.

To learn more about these amazing animals and how we are helping them in the wild, come along to our Red Panda Day on Saturday, 25 September from 10am to 2pm. There will be activities, special Red panda encounters and a chance for you to be chosen to go on an impromptu behind-the-scenes encounter.

RAW Style

Wild Zone Gift Shop stocks a spectacular range of RAW bags and satchels (made from Auckland Zoo billboards) and funky organic cotton t-shirts from Auckland Zoo's RAW (Reaching Animals Worldwide) brand.

Big on attitude and making a difference, a percentage from all products sold go direct to supporting conservation projects in the wild.

Made in New Zealand, RAW products make great gifts for both your Kiwi and overseas family and friends. And what's not to like about supporting Kiwi-made, and wearing products that'll have you looking great, protecting animals and saving the world!

Special FOTZ Offers

ZOOM winter madness!

Exclusive offer for FOTZ members only – book a ZOOM tour for two, and bring along two friends for free!

Offer available for tours between 1 June 2010 and 24 September 2010.  Just phone us on (09) 360 4700 to make a booking and quote the reference FOTZ – ZOOM

Conditions: Available for all ZOOM tours except Elephant Experience and Cheetah Experience.  Age restrictions apply for all ZOOM tours, and a paying adult must accompany children under the age of 15.  This offer is not applicable for voucher purchases or in conjunction with any other offers or discounts and is subject to availability.

ZooDoo

Did you know that some of our zoo animal waste is turned into quality compost that is great for your garden?

Visit www.zoodoo.co.nz/products.html to view the full list of products – and they can even deliver for free. As a FOTZ member, you will receive a 5% discount. This applies to any of the ZooDoo bagged products. You can order by emailing orders@zoodoo.co.nz, phoning 0800 28 99 66 or going to the ZooDoo website. To receive this discount you will need your FOTZ membership number when ordering.

Vero

Don't forget that you can support the Auckland Zoo Conservation Fund (AZCF) and help endangered animals in the wild by taking out an insurance policy with Vero Consumer Insurance Specialists (CIS). For every insurance policy taken out by a FOTZ member, Vero CIS will donate a portion of the premium to the AZCF and will do this each year the policy is renewed.
For further information and a no-obligation quote, call 0800 505 905 or email cissales@vero.co.nz

Thanks for being a part of us

Your Friends at Auckland Zoo

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