16th February 2026 Hamilton Zoo / HCCHamilton City Council has purchased a 40,469 square metre property on Brymer Road next to Hamilton Zoo for $1.739m plus GST.
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.
16th September 2025 Hamilton ZooHamilton Zoo will be holding its first ever school holiday programme.
15th July 2025 Hamilton Zoo / HCCHamilton City Council is asking for registrations of interest from construction companies interested in building a new giraffe facility.
2nd February 2024 Auckland Zoo / Hamilton ZooBoth Hamilton and Auckland zoos are this week mourning the deaths of animals in their care.
29th January 2024 Hamilton ZooHamilton Zoo has installed a monitor in its viewing area to update visitors about the birth of two tiger cubs born earlier this month.
10th August 2023 Hamilton ZooMurray and his late wife Gloria Powell established the Hilldale Game Park in December 1969.
8th August 2023 Hamilton Zoo / InnovationThe attraction is developing a new tool to support NZ’s popular wildlife, such as whales, and ecotourism too.
19th April 2023 Hamilton ZooThe Te Kaaroro Nature Precinct connects nature, the stars and wildlife and could rival – and complement – the iconic Hamilton Gardens.
3rd April 2023 Attractions / Hamilton ZooA shared entranceway between Hamilton Zoo and the Waiwhakareke Natural Heritage Park is now open to visitors.
16th November 2022 Hamilton ZooHamilton Zoo is closing for three days next week while roadworks are completed outside the entrance.
9th November 2022 DOC / Hamilton ZooA native pekapeka long-tailed bat has been released back into the wild by Hamilton Zoo and the Department of Conservation and iwi.
