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Community 27 May 2016

Zoo Tales: Punk-rock cotton-tops

One of the most endangered primates in the world, their punk-rock shock of white hair gives them their most appropriate name!

Community 23 May 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 May 2016

Zoo Tales: Orangutan Charlie

Taking a blood sample from a male orangutan with a two metre arm-span is no easy task!

Community 16 May 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 13 May 2016

Zoo Tales: Miniature Monkeys

This week on Zoo Tales, meet the flower eating monkeys June and Piccolo.

Educational 12 May 2016

Over 3000 attend JobFest

Air New Zealand, Auckland Council, Fletcher Building and Spark all had stands at the event.

Community 11 May 2016

Zoo Tales: Chalk and cheese cheetahs

A goofball and an accountant? Join cheetahs Anubis and Osiris on a walk around the Zoo and get an insight on their 'personalities' from keeper Emma.

Community 11 May 2016

Teaching dog safety in schools

Animal management officer Janet Larsen explains how the 'A Dog's Story' app is being used to teach dog safety in schools.

Events155 Results

31 May 2025

Dragon Boat Festival Bilingual Storytime and Fragrant Sachet Craft

Join us for a Chinese-English Bilingual Storytime and followed by a Fragrant Sachet Craft session...

31 May 2025

Dragon Boat Festival Craft

Let's celebrate Dragon Boat festival together, and make a festive craft with Karen from Kumara Sq...

31 May 2025

Manukau Harbour Symposium

Hear intergenerational stories from the heart, from scientists and innovators, about traditional...

31 May 2025

Remarkable Survivors

Photograph curator Keith Giles takes a look at why some studio collections no longer exist and ho...

31 May 2025 - 01 Jun 2025

Weekend clay workshop

Explore both wheel-throwing and hand-building techniques.

04 May 2025 - 31 May 2025

Play Our Preludes

These are free concerts for all the family to have fun celebrating the 25th anniversary of NZ Mus...

03 May 2025 - 31 May 2025

Composting Workshops - May

Come and enjoy free workshops offering an introduction to easy ways of composting.

03 May 2025 - 28 Jun 2025

Young minds in medicine & science workshop

An exciting hands-on workshop designed to spark curiosity and inspire a love for medicine, biolog...