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New Asia Precinct opens at Wellington Zoo this weekend
Thursday, 27 September 2012, 1:24 pm | Wellington Zoo
This Saturday and Sunday, Wellington Zoo is excited to welcome visitors to explore the new Asia Precinct for the first time. This beautiful precinct is the latest project in the ten year redevelopment of Wellington Zoo. More >>
Wellington Zoo saddened by passing of Seun the Giraffe
Friday, 14 September 2012, 10:11 am | Wellington Zoo
Wellington Zoo staff and volunteers were saddened today by the passing of the Zoo’s male Giraffe Seun. Seun was 6 years old and came to Wellington Zoo from Orana Wildlife Park in April 2008. More >>
Green Zoo Green You
Wednesday, 12 September 2012, 2:58 pm | Wellington Zoo
Wellington Zoo is excited to be opening their latest exhibit, Green Zoo Green You, this Sunday 16 September at 1pm. The exhibit is a fun and interactive space to learn about how simple choices can benefit the environment and the animals we share it ... More >>
Wellington Zoo and Trade Me combine forces
Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 11:13 am | Wellington Zoo
Two local Wellington success stories have officially joined forces, with online marketplace Trade Me signing on as a sponsor of the Wellington Zoo Trust. More >>
Tuatara Hatchlings Mark 100 Years of Conservation
Monday, 30 July 2012, 2:58 pm | Wellington Zoo
Three brand new Tuatara made their way into the world this weekend after being incubated for seven months at The Roost Te Pae Manu. Barbara Blanchard, the studbook and species coordinator for Tuatara worldwide, and Animal Registrar at Wellington Zoo, is thrilled ... More >>
Monkey Marvels at Wellington Zoo
Thursday, 12 July 2012, 5:12 pm | Wellington Zoo
The monkeys at Wellington Zoo are proving to be prime mates; with not one, not two, not three, but four monkey births this week. The first Bolivian Squirrel Monkey was born at the Zoo on Monday, followed by the first set of Pygmy Marmoset triplets in ... More >>
Adorable Australian Arrival in Need of Name
Wednesday, 4 July 2012, 11:59 am | Wellington Zoo
This week Wellington Zoo has welcomed a particularly adorable new addition – a seven week old female Alpine Dingo pup from New South Wales. “This fluffy bundle has been happily anticipated for quite some time, so we’re very excited to finally ... More >>
Wellington Zoo Recognised for Record Breaking Year
Thursday, 28 June 2012, 9:47 am | Wellington Zoo
An international award for exceptional traveller ratings has topped off what has already been a record breaking year for Wellington Zoo. More >>
Teeming with Tarantulas
Friday, 22 June 2012, 3:03 pm | Wellington Zoo
Over one hundred Tarantulas arrived at Wellington Zoo on Friday, after winging their way from Wales. More >>
Wellington Zoo telling a new STQRY
Friday, 22 June 2012, 9:16 am | Wellington Zoo
Wellington Zoo has teamed up with STQRY, an innovative Wellington based start-up, to provide a unique new layer of engagement for visitors to the Zoo. More >>
Volunteers Speeding for Community Support
Thursday, 21 June 2012, 4:26 pm | Wellington Zoo
Volunteer managers converged on Wellington Zoo on Wednesday for a speed meeting event as part of Volunteer Awareness Week. More >>
New arrival at Wellington Zoo
Monday, 11 June 2012, 12:58 pm | Wellington Zoo
The big soulful eyes peering out from its mother’s arms was the first glimpse seen of the newest addition at Wellington Zoo, a baby Chimpanzee. Born to mother Sally, 27, on Sunday 10 June, this wee bundle is her fourth child, and brings the number ... More >>
Wildlife Veterinary Residency Programme spreads its wings
Thursday, 7 June 2012, 11:31 am | Wellington Zoo
Wellington Zoo is reaping the rewards of a Masterate Programme in Zoo Animal and Wildlife Health, run in partnership with Massey University, as for the second time a graduate has been formally appointed as a permanent Veterinarian at the Zoo. More >>
Wellington Zoo Celebrates Record Breaking Year
Monday, 28 May 2012, 1:07 pm | Wellington Zoo
With more than a month left in the financial year, Wellington Zoo has made history welcoming well over 200,000 visitors in the last 11 months. More >>
Hooked Bird Provides Painful Reminder
Friday, 25 May 2012, 2:48 pm | Wellington Zoo
Another native bird has undergone treatment at Wellington Zoo’s The Nest Te Kōhanga after suffering needlessly due to discarded fishing gear. The SPCA brought a New Zealand Pied Cormorant to Wellington Zoo, after it was found in a miserable state. More >>
Tiny Tuatara are looking Tip Top
Friday, 18 May 2012, 7:18 pm | Wellington Zoo
Tuatara enjoyed the sun yesterday as Wellington Zoo keepers checked their condition before they enter brumation, similar to hibernation in mammals. More >>
Little Blue Penguins helped by two Wellington icons
Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 4:18 pm | Wellington Zoo
As part of their ongoing commitment to local conservation, Wellington Zoo Trust is formalising their partnership with Forest and Bird on the Places for Penguins project. The shared vision of Wellington Zoo and Forest and Bird for the protection of Wellington ... More >>
Fishing Hook Embedded in Gull's Stomach
Thursday, 3 May 2012, 10:39 am | Wellington Zoo
Discarded fishing gear has caused more than just a stomach ache for one unlucky Red Billed Gull. The Red Billed Gull was brought to Wellington Zoo by the SPCA, after being found looking unwell. An x-ray revealed a fishing hook firmly embedded in the ... More >>
Heartlessness at Oriental Bay
Thursday, 19 April 2012, 10:45 am | Wellington Zoo
A Red-Billed Gull had to be euthanized at Wellington Zoo after it was found to have been shot. More >>
Rare bird makes full recovery
Monday, 16 April 2012, 11:09 am | Wellington Zoo
One of New Zealand's rarest birds, the Hihi, was brought to The Nest Te Kohanga at Wellington Zoo for care, after being found at Zealandia with an irregular head tilt. More >>
