Story: Zoos and aquariums
Page 6. External links and sources
More links and websites
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Animal Welfare (Zoos) Code of Welfare 2004
This page on the Biosecurity New Zealand site provides the code of welfare for zoo animals.
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Auckland Zoo
The website of Auckland Zoo.
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Containment facilities for zoo animals
This page on the Biosecurity New Zealand site provides the standard for the containment of zoo animals.
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Hamilton Zoo
The website of Hamilton Zoo.
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Kelly Tarlton’s Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World
The website of Kelly Tarlton’s Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World in Auckland.
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National Aquarium of New Zealand
The website of the National Aquarium of New Zealand in Napier.
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Orana Wildlife Park
The website of the Orana Wildlife Park near Christchurch.
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Wellington Zoo
The website of Wellington Zoo.
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Zoocheck New Zealand
This page on the website of Wildlife New Zealand provides information about ZooCheck New Zealand, which promotes animal welfare.
More suggestions and sources
- Wood, Derek. A tiger by the tail: a history of Auckland Zoo, 1922–1992. Auckland: Auckland City Council, 1992.
How to cite this page
Maggy Wassilieff, Zoos and aquariums, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/4767/sources (accessed 13 June 2026).
Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.