10 Motions Road Auckland, Western Springs, New Zealand, 1022 Website Machine gone as of March 24, 2018. Went to the gift shop and looked around. Asked the cashier and she said it was gone.
Auckland Zoo is a 40-acre Zoological Garden in Auckland, New Zealand, situated next to Western Springs Park not far from Auckland's central business district. It is run by the Auckland City Council with the Auckland Zoological Society as a supporting organisation.
In 1930 a sizeable collection of animals had been assembled and a Zoological Society formed. In 1973 the Zoo expanded into the adjacent Western Springs Park. From the late 1980s to the present day, many old exhibits were phased out and replaced by modern enclosures. The Zoo is separated loosely into areas divided by either the region of origin of the species exhibited, Taxonically, or by Biome. The Zoo plays a part in conservation (mainly of New Zealand species), research and education. |