Opening hours:
- (Last entry at 4:15pm)
We’re really excited to welcome back our visitors from Wednesday 27th May (opening hours 9.30am - 5 pm). Find out how to Get Zoo Ready for your visit.
Share your backyard with us and be in to win one of 10 Annual Passes!
We're taking you to see our precious animals in their habitats on camera.
Check out our meerkats, otters, red pandas and many more!
We have a ton of fun, free activities for families and kids at home.
Games, creative nature-themed activities, outdoor ideas, and much much more awaits you and your whānau.
We’ve created easy to use lesson plans and learning resources to support teachers in your online classrooms and parents as you support your childrens’ learning at home.
Our Facebook page is the best way to keep up to date with everything happening at the Zoo, even while our doors are shut.
We'll be sending email newsletters regularly to keep you up to date with everything thats happening at the Zoo and beyond.
Get the latest news about our animals, our staff, our vet hospital and the conservation field work we are involved with in New Zealand …
If you wish to support the Zoo during this difficult time, we accept donations online to a variety of Zoo activities both on-site and further afield through our Wild Work.
Auckland Zoo is on Motions Road, just west of downtown Auckland and next to Western Springs Reserve.
For bus / public transport options to get to Auckland Zoo, visit the Auckland Transport website. If taking the bus, the closest stop is 8124 on Great North Road, opposite Motions Road (with a short walk down Motions Road to Auckland Zoo).
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.