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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.

Kids / Family 17 Aug 2016

ITM 500 Auckland volunteers win again

For the second year running, volunteers working on the ITM 500 Auckland V8 Supercars race have scooped the ‘Best Volunteer Group’ award at the annual V8 Supercars awards.

Community 10 Aug 2016

Volcanic-themed skate park for New Windsor

Construction of the skate park in Valonia Reserve will start at the end of the month.

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.

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.

Community 18 Jul 2016

The eyes of the god, Tāwhirimātea

In celebration of Matariki Festival 2016 Auckland Libraries has created a short video that tells the story of the dawning of the Māori new year. This story is one version of many different interpretations of Matariki.