Auckland Zoo activities heat up over summer and locals can enjoy everything from a ‘Travel the World’ activity programme,
It’s a richly diverse events programme catering to all ages and interests, and sees the zoo making the most of the long evenings. The zoo and its main cafes will stay open until 8pm every Thursday during February, giving visitors the opportunity to dine out and explore the zoo.
“We’ll also be the place to be for four fantastic evening concerts, starting with Stan Walker on 5 February and Fly My Pretties on 13 February,” says Auckland Zoo’s Head of Visitor Experience and Business Development, Natalie Hansby.
“These events help us to attract some new audiences as well as entice current fans back, and they give everyone a great opportunity to experience and explore the zoo in a whole new light.
“Like our day visitors, night visitors are also directly contributing to the vital conservation work the zoo does here on site and out in the field throughout New Zealand, and to the support we give to conservation projects around the world,” says Natalie.
Come on in with family and friends to participate in the zoo’s summer ‘Travel the World’ activity period (16 December - 29 February) and you’ll not only get to explore the zoo’s distinct geographical regions in a fun and novel way, you will also have the opportunity to visit again for free before Easter.
An art and photography exhibition of work by Shelton Woolright in conjunction with Dean Sacred, Flox, Otis Frizzell and Askew launches in late February for three weeks, with a portion of the sale of all artworks going to support the Auckland Zoo Conservation Fund.
In late summer, the zoo will also once again be teaming up with colleagues from Auckland Libraries to bring littlies and their parents a weekly session of the hugely popular Wriggle & Rhyme - a fun half-hour workout of music, dance and rhyme to get everyone active. The full schedule of summer activities can be found at www.aucklandzoo.co.nz