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Auckland Zoo helping world's rarest duck

Thursday, 5 August 2004, 12:08 am | Auckland Zoo

Auckland Zoo is to provide vital veterinary skills and financial support for the translocation of what is believed to be the world’s rarest duck, from Codfish Island and some captive breeding centres, back to its sub-antarctic Campbell Island home ... More >>

Young Kiwi conservationists go wild

Monday, 12 July 2004, 12:54 am | Auckland Zoo

A passion for the local environment has earned two Kiwi teenagers a nine-day adventure trip to discover the ecological wonders of the South African wilderness. More >>

Just Juice Chimpanzee Jamboree!

Monday, 28 June 2004, 12:46 am | Auckland Zoo

“Our chimps are moving to a fantastic new home at Hamilton Zoo, so we want to give them a send off they’ll never forget” says Auckland Zoo Events Co-ordinator, Jackie Sanders. More >>

A move for ‘GOOD’ for Auckland Zoo’s chimps

Monday, 21 June 2004, 11:35 am | Auckland Zoo

Auckland Zoo’s six youngest chimpanzees are to move to a new and considerably larger purpose-built facility at Hamilton Zoo. More >>

Zoo gives round of ‘a-paws’ for Zulu and Zalika

Friday, 7 May 2004, 10:04 am | Auckland Zoo

The hunt for names for Auckland Zoo's two new lion cubs is over! Keepers have chosen the names Zulu and Zalika, from hundreds of names suggested through a phone-in naming competition. More >>

Gold a ‘shore’ thing for Auckland Zoo

Tuesday, 20 April 2004, 9:27 am | Auckland Zoo

Auckland Zoo's horticulture team scooped three Gold awards and the 'Best Commercial Project' Award for the Zoo's Sealion Shores exhibit, at the recent LIANZ New Zealand Landscape Awards. More >>

New cubs pride of the region

Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 12:28 am | Auckland Zoo

“Extremely cute, increasingly curious, and invaluable to the Australasian region” is how Auckland Zoo keepers describe the latest additions to the pride at Lion Hill, Pridelands. More >>

Powerfully green effort reaps awards

Friday, 2 April 2004, 12:14 am | Auckland Zoo

Auckland Zoo is this week celebrating receipt of its third environmental award in less than a month, after taking out the public sector category of the 2004 EnergyWise Awards. More >>

Call Of The Wild Sounds like…School Holiday Fun!

Wednesday, 24 March 2004, 10:05 am | Auckland Zoo

Answer the call of the wild these holidays with the ‘NewstalkZB Sounds Wild Holiday Trail’ and Show (9 – 25 April). More >>

Auckland Zoo’s acquisition of Thailand elephants

Monday, 22 March 2004, 11:15 am | Auckland Zoo

As a regional consortium, the Auckland, Taronga (Sydney) and Melbourne zoos, are currently pursuing the acquisition of nine elephants from Thailand. More >>

There’s a Rainforest Rumble at Auckland Zoo

Tuesday, 24 February 2004, 4:57 pm | Auckland Zoo

Get ready to join in the wild fun and monkey business happening this Saturday (10am – 1pm) at Auckland Zoo’s ‘Newstalk ZB Rainforest Rumble’. More >>

Don McGlashan: performing live at Auckland Zoo

Monday, 2 February 2004, 10:22 am | Auckland Zoo

Kiwi music icon Don McGlashan will be taking fans on a journey of his whole career and then some, when he plays at Auckland Zoo on Friday evening 6 February (Waitangi Day). More >>

Zoo’s Kiwi Icon Day celebrating all things ‘kiwi’!

Friday, 30 January 2004, 2:54 pm | Auckland Zoo

Auckland Zoo’s going wild for Waitangi Day on February 6 with non-stop live kiwi music gigs, encounters with native fauna species, cultural performances, and its first ever Homo sapien exhibit! More >>

Zoo challenges students to get creative online

Wednesday, 28 January 2004, 2:13 pm | Auckland Zoo

Auckland Zoo is challenging school students to create an animated gif mascot for its third online interactive zoo/aquarium project ‘Sniff, Swing & Swipe 3’, due to start in term 3. More >>

Elephant Burma’s escape short lived

Friday, 23 January 2004, 10:32 am | Auckland Zoo

In the early hours of this morning, Burma, Auckland Zoo’s 20 year old elephant cow, had taken a large log in her enclosure, dropped this on an electric fence, resulting in the fence becoming inactive. More >>

Golden sounds from Goldenhorse at Auckland Zoo!

Thursday, 22 January 2004, 3:12 pm | Auckland Zoo

As the golden weather continues, so too does Auckland Zoo’s ASB Bank ZooMusic Series, which on Thursday evening, 29 January, brings you the great sounds of Goldenhorse. More >>

Celebrate Year of the Monkey at Auckland Zoo!

Tuesday, 20 January 2004, 9:38 am | Auckland Zoo

Auckland Zoo is joining in the Chinese New Year celebrations in style this year and everyone’s invited to come along on Monday, 26 January from 10.30am – 2.30pm! More >>

A Moa – Live at Auckland Zoo!

Tuesday, 20 January 2004, 9:35 am | Auckland Zoo

There’s a Moa arriving at Auckland Zoo this coming Thursday (22 January), and this one’s very much alive. More >>

The people love ‘The Zoo’!

Tuesday, 16 December 2003, 3:38 pm | Auckland Zoo

‘The Zoo’, featuring the life and times of animals and their keepers at Auckland Zoo, has been voted ‘Best Reality Documentary Series’ in The TV Guide People's Choice Awards for the third year running. More >>

Celebrate the New Year in WILD style at the zoo!

Monday, 15 December 2003, 11:56 am | Auckland Zoo

With music, dance, arts and crafts and culinary delights from all four corners of the globe, Wild New Year on Friday, 2 January (11am – 2.30pm) will be just what it says – WILD! More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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