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Community 2 Sep 2016

Zoo Tales: Takahē pair make Rotoroa Island home

Follow these young birds' journey to their home on this island wildlife sanctuary.

Community 26 Aug 2016

Zoo Tales: Orange Day for orangutans

Meet Alessandra – an incredible kid who loves orangutans and is doing all she can to save them.

Community 19 Aug 2016

Zoo Tales: World Orangutan Day

In today's Zoo Tales episode, team leader of primates Amy shares her love and passion for these critically endangered great apes.

Educational 5 Aug 2016

Zoo Tales: A very special insect

In today's episode, we get up-close and personal with a very special insect – the wētā punga.

Educational 4 Aug 2016

Watch: Recycling myths busted

Confused about what you should be recycling? Watch the NZ Herald's interview with Auckland Council's Parul Sood to get the lowdown.

Cultural 30 Jul 2016

Kadimah students learn about their whakapapa

Kadimah students have been finding out about their whakapapa at Auckland Libraries.

Community 29 Jul 2016

Zoo Tales: Tiger vs GoPro

Happy Global Tiger Day! Watch as two of Auckland Zoo's big cats put a GoPro camera to the test.

Arts 29 Jul 2016

Explore our digital museum

Auckland Museum's Collections Online lets you search more than a million catalogue records from the natural sciences, human history and documentary heritage collections.

Community 25 Jul 2016

Māori phrase of the week

Each week we bring you some new rerenga (sentences) and kupu (words) so you can practise your kōrero Māori.

Community 30 Jun 2016

Kōrero Māori in July

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2016 (Māori Language Week 2016) runs from Monday 4 July to Sunday 10 July.

Community 27 Jun 2016

Māori phrase of the week

Each week we bring you some new rerenga (sentences) and kupu (words) so you can practise your kōrero Māori.

Educational 24 Jun 2016

Zoo Tales: Wētā punga workshop

We've just added 12 new wētā punga from epically beautiful Te Hauturu-o-Toi (Little Barrier Island) to our 'wētā workshop' - ready to breed a new generation of this threatened species!

Dogs 23 Jun 2016

A Dog’s Story app educates thousands

Our dog safety education app 'A Dog’s Story' launched in April, and 16,000 people have already had a play with it.

Community 20 Jun 2016

Māori phrase of the week

Each week we bring you some new rerenga (sentences) and kupu (words) so you can practise your kōrero Māori.

Community 20 Jun 2016

Māori phrase of the week

Each week we bring you some new rerenga (sentences) and kupu (words) so you can practise your kōrero Māori.

Educational 17 Jun 2016

Zoo Tales: Kea

Kea are the world's only alpine parrot, one of the most intelligent birds and unique to Aotearoa. Find out more about these creative and noisy parrots from keeper Devon.