18th December 2025 Auckland Zoo / Hamilton ZooAuckland Zoo euthanises its southern white rhino Zambezi and subantarctic fur seal Ōrua, while Hamilton Zoo farewells its long-serving giraffe Masamba.
11th April 2025 Auckland ZooAuckland Zoo has four new meerkat pups, which were born late last month.
25th October 2024 Auckland ZooAuckland Zoo has launched New Zealand’s first zoo-based online conservation learning platform.
22nd October 2024 Auckland Zoo / TAUAuckland Zoo’s PalmOil Scan app, a decarbonisation project at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, and a Climate Change and Environment Strategic Plan have been highlighted as Tātaki Auckland Unlimited sustainability milestones.
7th October 2024 Auckland Zoo / DOCAuckland Zoo and the Department of Conservation have signed a new strategic partnership.
17th June 2024 Auckland Zoo / Kelly Tarlton'sA critically ill Hawksbill turtle named Hine Kopenu is recovering well after treatment at Auckland Zoo.
13th May 2024 Auckland ZooA rehabilitated sea krait, found on Takapuna beach in December 2022, will serve as an advocate for its species at Auckland Zoo.
2nd February 2024 Auckland Zoo / Hamilton ZooBoth Hamilton and Auckland zoos are this week mourning the deaths of animals in their care.
17th January 2024 Auckland ZooAuckland Zoo’s giraffe Kiraka has given birth to a healthy female calf, estimated to be around six feet or 1.8 metres tall and weighing approximately 60kg.
19th May 2023 Auckland ZooSkinks, fairy terms, frogs and other wildlife will benefit from new research and conservation thanks to Auckland Zoo’s 2023 Aotearoa-focused Small Grants programme.
5th May 2023 Auckland ZooAuckland Zoo’s Sumatran tigers Zayana and Ramah have paired up as part of an international breeding and conservation advocacy programme.
17th April 2023 Auckland Zoo / DOCAuckland Zoo has farewelled 21 Kapitia skinks as part of their reintroduction to the Kapitia Scientific Reserve on the West Coast.