THE ZOO

Explore the buildings of the Zoo and discover what goes on behind the scenes.

Stores

The stores are our animal kitchen, where we store the food for our animals and make up their meals.
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Wild Theatre

The Wild Theatre, situated in the middle of the zoo, opened in late 2007.
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Twilight

The Twilight, Te Ao Maahina, has recently been refurbished to replicate a New Zealand bush research hut.
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Historic Elephant House

This building was home to elephants at Wellington Zoo up until 1983 when Kamala, the Zoo’s last elephant died.
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Chimp Indoor House

The indoor house for the Zoo’s chimpanzees was opened in October 2006, though the chimps didn’t move in until January 2007.
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