spring 2025 Discover Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Te Wao Nui Tours

Auckland Zoo is offering in-depth tours of Te Wao Nui at 11am every day of the week. An experienced Zoo Guide will take you on an immersive journey from forest to coast where you’ll learn more about New Zealand’s native animals and plants and their importance in Māori culture.

Daily 11AM, Auckland Zoo

Into Ocean & Ice Exhibition

Take a trip to Antarctica through the exhibition Into Ocean & Ice. Five artists interpret the remote cool South, taking in Ernest Shackleton’s failed yet epic Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917) to the Weddell and Ross seas, and modern-day South Georgia in the South Atlantic Ocean, where the climate crisis has glaciers on the run and biodiversity experts worried.

Date 28 Nov - 31 Aug @ 10AM – 5PM, New Zealand Maritime Museum

Wētā Workshop Unleashed

Step into a fantastical film effects workshop and explore the worlds of horror, sci-fi and fantasy in-the-making. It’s a journey through Wētā Workshop wizadry’s creative process that needs to be seen to be believed. 
The 90-minute guided experience includes: Monsters, giants & robots, interactive gizmos, discombobulating displays, fantastical set-pieces from the worlds of horror, fantasy & sci-fi, eye-popping practical effects: discover how the crew design, build and bring them to life.
Return to reality, if you must, brimming with creative inspiration. Collectables, keepsakes and tools for your own craft can be picked up in the Wētā Cave retail store.

Daily from 10AM, Auckland Sky City