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Wellington Zoo

Q: Where is Wellington Zoo?

New Zealand. Wellington Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in New Zealand, at 200 Daniell Street, Newtown, Wellington. Its coordinates are 41.322° S, 174.785° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Abel Tasman National Park, about 159 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Wellington Zoo?

50 species. Citizen-science photos record 50 species at Wellington Zoo, including Kea, Little Penguin, Slender-tailed Meerkat, Tasmanian Devil and Nyala. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Wellington Zoo in the wild?

Kea: Arthur's Pass National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Wellington Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Kea (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Arthur's Pass National Park), Little Penguin (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Egmont National Park) and Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park).

Q: When did Wellington Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1906, 9.0 ha. Wellington Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in New Zealand, opened in 1906 and covers about 9.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 50 species are photographed there.

🇳🇿 New Zealand

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, New Zealand 50 spp. present

Wellington Zoo (Māori: Te Nukuao Tūroa o Te Whanganui a Tara) is a 13-hectare (32-acre) zoo on a hilly site in the green belt of Wellington, New Zealand. Wellington Zoo opened in 1906 and is the oldest public zoo in New Zealand. The zoo's name was officially changed to 'Te Nukuao Tūroa o Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington Zoo Trust' on 27 March 2024. The change was made to reflect a continuing commitment towards becoming bicultural. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

41.322° S 174.785° E

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Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1906

Size

Medium

Visit

Getting there

Address: 200 Daniell Street, Newtown, Wellington

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What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

EN Endemic

Nestor notabilis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Arthur's Pass National Park+ 3 more parks

Eudyptula minor

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Egmont National Park+ 7 more parks

Suricata suricatta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park+ 2 more parks

EN Endemic

Sarcophilus harrisii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Maria Island National Park+ 2 more parks

Tragelaphus angasii

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in uMkhuze Game Reserve+ 6 more parks

LC Endemic

Dromaius novaehollandiae

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Flinders Ranges National Park+ 8 more parks

Struthio camelus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in De Hoop Nature Reserve+ 26 more parks

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in El Palmar National Park+ 10 more parks

Before you go

Where is Wellington Zoo?

New Zealand

Wellington Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in New Zealand, at 200 Daniell Street, Newtown, Wellington. Its coordinates are 41.322° S, 174.785° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Abel Tasman National Park, about 159 km away.

What animals can you see at Wellington Zoo?

50 species

Citizen-science photos record 50 species at Wellington Zoo, including Kea, Little Penguin, Slender-tailed Meerkat, Tasmanian Devil and Nyala. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Wellington Zoo in the wild?

Kea: Arthur's Pass National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Wellington Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Kea (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Arthur's Pass National Park), Little Penguin (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Egmont National Park) and Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park).

When did Wellington Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1906, 9.0 ha

Wellington Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in New Zealand, opened in 1906 and covers about 9.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 50 species are photographed there.