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The latest animal news at Auckland Zoo
Do you love wildlife? We do too!
Here we share stories about animals at Auckland Zoo, our on the ground conservation fieldwork for Aotearoa New Zealand native and endemic species, and our global partnerships to ensure the survival of animals from around the world.
Learn how our zookeepers and veterinary hospital team breed endangered birds and lizards for release, create behaviourally enriching meals for lions and tigers, and treat animals like honu/sea turtles and kororā /little penguins that are found injured on our coastlines.
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Auckland Zoo farewells much-loved giraffe Rukiya
by Jane Healy

Zoo vets head to remote islands to care for kākāpō!
by Aja Pendergrast

Hand-rearing a just-hatched kākāpō chick
by Aja Pendergrast

We’re helping to conserve these beautiful alpine parrots!
by Aja Pendergrast

Hatch-assisting a kākāpō is a career highlight for Mikaylie!
by Aja Pendergrast

Kiwi hatched on Christmas returns to its island home
by Aja Pendergrast

A bumper kākāpō breeding season
by Aja Pendergrast

This penguin was rescued from the bus lane of the Harbour Bridge!
by Priscilla Northe

One good fairy tern deserves another
by Aja Pendergrast

Lending a hand to rear precious hoiho chicks
by Aja Pendergrast

Zoo plea – please forego fireworks this Guy Fawkes
by Jane Healy

We can all help to protect precious penguins at the beach!
by Aja Pendergrast

Rescued toroa returned to ocean home
by Jane Healy

Vote tarāpunga/red-billed gull for Bird of the Year!
by Jane Healy

Kiwi incubating smart eggs for science
by Aja Pendergrast

Winning outcome for critically ill wetlands bird
by Jane Healy

Wildlife rangers, the planet’s unsung heroes!
by Aja Pendergrast

Rare wetlands patient makes remarkable recovery
by Jane Healy

Vet team makes kindest call for critically injured albatross
by Jane Healy

We’re helping to protect kea in the Matukituki Valley!
by Aja Pendergrast

Wild kiwi chick is in recovery
by Priscilla Northe

Successful season for rare New Zealand fairy tern!
by Aja Pendergrast

16 wild kororā admitted in 32 days
by Priscilla Northe

Great teamwork for kororā
by Jane Healy

Conservationists join forces to care for precious penguins
by Aja Pendergrast
Celebrate nature and whānau not fireworks this Guy Fawkes
by Jane Healy

How do conservationists replicate how kiwi incubate their eggs?
by Aja Pendergrast

Auckland Zoo and Department of Conservation sign new strategic partnership
by Jane Healy

Hari huritau Rukiya!
by Jane Healy

Kākāpō Tīwai recently had a short stay at the Zoo!
by Aja Pendergrast

Conservation collaboration for the world’s smallest penguin!
by Aja Pendergrast

A triumphant recovery for this southern giant petrel!
by Priscilla Northe

We love lending a hand to care for precious kākāpō!
by Aja Pendergrast

Puka, olive, feijoa, and guava for giraffe please!
by Jane Healy

The best news for this wild dotterel patient!
by Aja Pendergrast

Super travel trailer supports giraffe Jabali’s smooth move to Hamilton
by Jane Healy

Albatross brought into the Zoo in need of urgent attention
by Aja Pendergrast
Great news as Zoo-reared tara iti have taken to the skies!
by Aja Pendergrast

Wild Heroes returns to your screens!
by Jane Healy

Meet Auckland Zoo's two week old giraffe calf!
by Priscilla Northe

We have an update on the tara iti chicks that hatched at the Zoo!
by Aja Pendergrast

Auckland Zoo giraffe Kiraka gives birth to a healthy 6-foot calf
by Jane Healy

Breeding season kicks off again for tara iti!
by Aja Pendergrast
Conserving vulnerable hoiho chicks
by Aja Pendergrast

Helping kākāpō on their sanctuary islands!
by Aja Pendergrast

Pregnant giraffe Kiraka expecting soon!
by Jane Healy

Zoo celebrates milestone for takahē
by Jane Healy

Protect wildlife and your pets this Guy Fawkes
by Jane Healy

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori: sharing pūrākau and whakataukī for three endemic manu
by Aja Pendergrast

Amazing news for orphaned kererū!
by Aja Pendergrast

Zoo celebrates the hatch of two healthy kororā / little penguins!
by Aja Pendergrast

Conserving Kea in Matukituki Valley
by Aja Pendergrast

Auckland Zoo and DOC join forces to help critically ill matuku-hūrepo
by Jane Healy

Auckland Zoo marks Endangered Species Day with announcement of conservation …
by Jane Healy

Success in our intensive management programme for tara iti …
by Aja Pendergrast

Protecting precious hoiho from a deadly disease
by Aja Pendergrast

Rearing a kororā (little penguin) chick
by Aja Pendergrast

Caring for kākāpō affected with cloacitis
by Aja Pendergrast

Rescued kāhu takes flight at Auckland Zoo!
by Aja Pendergrast

Joining forces to boost numbers of a rare New Zealand bird
by Aja Pendergrast

Success for wild kororā (little penguin) patient
by Priscilla Northe

Wild tūturiwhatu (New Zealand dotterel) patient now thriving in Omaha
by Aja Pendergrast

Zoo celebrates the hatching of a kororā / little penguin
by Aja Pendergrast

Auckland Zoo celebrates birth of giraffe calf
by Jane Healy

Giraffe Kiraka is pregnant and due to give birth soon!
by Jane Healy

Exciting news for tara iti - one of New Zealand's rarest birds
by Aja Pendergrast

A kiwi egg and surprise kiwi chick collection!
by Jane Healy

Injured kiwi receives treatment for dog bite
by Rebecca Reid

Vet team swing into action for sick kākāpō
by Jane Healy

Protect wildlife and loved ones this Guy Fawkes
by Jane Healy

Veterinary care for wild New Zealand dotterel chick

Celebrating Rukiya's 20th Birthday!
by Aja Pendergrast

Kākāpō patients Bunker and Bravo return home!
by Aja Pendergrast

Rā whānau (Happy Birthday) Te Wao Nui!
by Jane Healy

Wild penguin patients recover at Auckland Zoo's Vet Hospital
by Aja Pendergrast

Kākāpō patient Vori returns home!
by Aja Pendergrast

Great news for a little penguin rescue Paku!
by Aja Pendergrast

Vet Hospital stint for a black petrel patient
by Rebecca Reid

Zoo vet nurse lends her skills for little spotted kiwi
by Rebecca Reid

Kākāpō bravest of patients with personality plus
by Jane Healy

Great news for this wild takahē patient!
by Aja Pendergrast

Look for this incredible hawk on your next visit!
by Rebecca Reid

Working together to conserve New Zealand's fairy tern
by Aja Pendergrast

Getting your Ducks in a Row: Helping pāteke come home to Te Henga wetland
by Asia Martusia King

We just love it when special Kiwis get to meet!
by Aja Pendergrast

Injured pāteke gets second chance at life
by Jane Healy

And that's a wrap...2020!
by Aja Pendergrast

Let’s all be kaitiaki of our wildlife and wild places this summer
by Jane Healy

Surveying for the elusive pūweto
by Aja Pendergrast

Back from Extinction – Monitoring the Endangered Takahē
by Rebecca Reid

More healthy kiwi chicks have hatched at Auckland Zoo!
by Aja Pendergrast

We’re caring for nine fairy tern eggs at Auckland Zoo!
by Aja Pendergrast

Come take a tour of Auckland Zoo's Vet Hospital!
by Rebecca Reid

Five precious pāteke ducklings are destined for wild release!
by Aja Pendergrast

We've just hatched five nationally threatened kākāriki!
by Aja Pendergrast

Auckland Zoo wants government to move on fireworks sales ban
by Jane Healy

Two more precious kiwi have safely hatched at the zoo!
by Aja Pendergrast

We've just had our first kiwi chick hatch this breeding season!
by Aja Pendergrast

Our Kiwis are looking after two soon-to-be-hatched kiwi!
by Aja Pendergrast

Great news for New Zealand's native taonga!

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Kākāpō - an inspirational taonga we’re privileged to help
by Jane Healy
We have a new VIP patient at the Auckland Zoo Vet Hospital!
by Rebecca Reid
Ashleigh tell us about New Zealand's kākā and tīeke!
by Aja Pendergrast

Happy World Giraffe Day!
by Aja Pendergrast

Back from the Brink – 11 Inspirational Stories where Conservation is Key!
by Rebecca Reid
Under lockdown, our vital conservation work continues!
by Aja Pendergrast

Bird keeper Ashleigh chats about our colony of little penguins!
A tip top lunch for our penguins!
by Aja Pendergrast

When bath time meets playtime!
by Aja Pendergrast

Passing with flying colours: Putting our kea to the test!
by Martha Brooke

Your Zoo visits help kiwi through Operation Nest Egg!
by Natalie Clark

Another day, another animal enrichment donation!
by Rebecca Reid

Coordinating conservation in Aotearoa and around the world
by Michelle Whybrow
See how we enrich our native bird whānau at Auckland Zoo!
by Rebecca Reid

Smooth Move for New Giraffe Billy
by Rebecca Reid
Waving goodbye to whio!
by Aja Pendergrast
Vet team cares for an injured Salvin’s mollymawk
by Aja Pendergrast
Celebrate #WorldWildlifeDay with Auckland Zoo!
by Aja Pendergrast

Inspiring our future conservationists
by Aja Pendergrast
Our last two kākāpō patients have flown the nest!
by Aja Pendergrast
Toiora and Huhana-2-A-19 fly home to Whenua Hou!
by Aja Pendergrast
Survivor by nature, "Toiora" by name
by Aja Pendergrast

And that's a wrap...2019!
by Aja Pendergrast

Two more kākāpō have 'flown' the Auckland Zoo nest!
by Aja Pendergrast

Kaitiaki for Kākāpō
by Rebecca Reid

Another successfully treated kākāpō returns home!
by Aja Pendergrast

Helping to health check kākāpō
by Aja Pendergrast

Going to Long Lengths for our Giraffe Whānau
by Rebecca Reid

Takahē patient Hawkeye is heading home!
by Aja Pendergrast

Kākāpō Pura-2-B-19 flies home today!
by Aja Pendergrast

Counting Kōkako
by Rebecca Reid

Three more kākāpō fly home today!
by Aja Pendergrast

Our kākāriki karaka are getting ready for breeding season!
by Aja Pendergrast

Six pāteke ducklings just hatched at Auckland Zoo!
by Aja Pendergrast

Three more precious kākāpō fly home today!
by Aja Pendergrast

We're returning two more kākāpō home!
by Aja Pendergrast

We’re helping generations of kākāpō
by Aja Pendergrast

Conserving Native Seabirds
by Rebecca Reid

We’ve got something to skraaaaark about!
by Jane Healy

We’ve released more endangered kākāriki into the wild
by Aja Pendergrast

Building a future for Kākāpō
by Aja Pendergrast

Raising Awareness for Aotearoa's Rare Whio
by Sarah Anderson