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See what's on at Auckland Zoo

Opening hours:
9:30am - 5:30pm(Last entry at 4:15pm)

Plan your day

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NOTICE

After the storm...

Our leopard tortoises and giraffes are off display due to maintenance caused by storm damage.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Our animals

Auckland Zoo is home to 126 species and over 1,000 animals.

Get involved

Partner, volunteer or work with us to help build a future for wildlife and wild places.

Experiences

Go behind-the-scenes, take a walk through the Zoo at night, become a Junior Keeper for the day and more.

Conservation

Conservation is at the heart of Auckland Zoo, it drives everything we do.

South East Asia

South East Asia is the most ambitious development in our 95-year-old history.

Bug Lab

EXHIBITION

Now on at Auckland Zoo, Bug Lab is a blockbuster science exhibition developed by New Zealand’s world-famous museum, Te Papa, with the Academy Award© winning Weta Workshop. Tickets on sale now.

Learn more >

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Zoo News

Let’s Talk About Plastic Pollution

21.04.2018

We release hundreds more giants to the wild

19.04.2018by Jane Healy

Conserving New Zealand’s Smallest Frog, One Record Breaking Leap at a Time

16.04.2018

The life and death struggle of the Japanese honeybee

02.04.2018by Dr Phil Sirvid

Meet Bigfoot : Introducing Gerradanthus macrorrhizus

27.03.2018

Eat My Lunch is now at the Zoo!

27.03.2018

more news

How to get here

Location

Auckland Zoo is on Motions Road, just west of downtown Auckland and next to Western Springs Reserve.

How to get here

Parking

Auckland Zoo has two large car parks providing free off-street parking for cars, charter buses and tour coaches.

Accessible car parking is available in the car park closest to the main entrance to the Zoo, for vehicles displaying a current mobility parking permit.