Kia Ora Auckland Zoo, one of the best and most widely-acclaimed wildlife attractions in the southern hemisphere, Auckland Zoo is home to over 875 individual animals from 138 different species all set in comfortable, park-like surrounds within easy reach from the city centre. With tickets to this award-winning zoo, you’ll have face to face encounters with the likes of elephants, lions, zebras, giraffes and many other exotics as well as New Zealand’s most famous animal icon – the Kiwi. Auckland Zoo also features a range of entertaining and educational daily shows and animal encounters that provide further insight into all aspects of the animal kingdom. Bug Lab Bug Lab is a blockbuster science exhibition developed by New Zealand’s world-famous museum, Te Papa, with the Academy Award© winning Weta Workshop. Mammals From elephants, rhinos and giraffes to lions, tigers and red pandas, find out more about our mammals. Birds Both New Zealand and exotic birds can be found all over the Zoo, find out more about our birds. Ectotherms Reptiles, invertebrates, fish and amphibians, find out more about our ectotherms.