Podcasts about auckland zoo

If you had to design the scariest insect you can imagine - it might come out looking something like a Wetapunga

Four pups have been born at Auckland Zoo and it's their first meerkat litter in more than a decade. The tiny quadruplets have brought the Meerkat mob numbers to seven. Adia, a first time mum is doing well and the pups, now about two and half weeks old are starting to explore and enjoy snacks other than mum's milk. Auckland Zoo's team leader Nick Parashchak spoke to Lisa Owen.

On today's First Up pod: In Pakistan they're rounding up Afghan refugees and sending them home; Australia prepares for the election and a special visit; there's a chance to hang with some quirky birds at Auckland Zoo and our reporter Ke-Xin Li talks to parents trying to do the best for their kids while earning a low wage. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

Dateline: March 28, 2025. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!   We start off with a quick update on me and a chat about Penguins International's March of the Penguin Madness competition! We then move on to our births for the week, featuring animals from the Nashville Zoo, the Toledo Zoo, ZooAtlanta, Auckland Zoo, Dudley Zoo, Altina Wildlife Park, and Wildlife World Zoo! We say goodbye to beloved animals at SeaWorld San Antonio, the San Francisco Zoo, the Memphis Zoo, Pueblo Zoo, the Louisville Zoo, and the Alaska Zoo. The rest of our Zoo News stories feature items from the Cincinnati Zoo, Zoos Victoria, the New Zoo, Edmonton Valley Zoo, and more! Then in Conservation News we talk about cougars in Michigan, mountain bongos moving from Florida to Africa, and a look at what is going on with juvenile seal populations on Sable Island.In Other News, we talk about how beavers should be in government, or something like that.ROSSIFARI LINKS: patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod rossifari.com @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok 

Dateline: February 21, 2025. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!   We start off with a story about my time on SNL. We then move on to our births for the week, featuring animals from Hogle Zoo, Zoo Tampa, the Perth Zoo, Smithsonian's National Zoo, and Zoo Miami. We say goodbye to beloved animals at Zoo Boise, the Chattanooga Zoo, The Denver Zoo, Paignton Zoo, the Oakland Zoo, and a surprising and amusing farewell.The rest of our Zoo News stories feature items from Milwaukee County Zoo, the Auckland Zoo, the Fort Worth Zoo, the Philadelphia Zoo, as well as a look at the Top 10 Zoos voting from USA Today and a look at grief. Then in Conservation News we discuss Celebrity Jeopardy and two conservation stories from Scotland. In Other News we talk about pet microchips. ROSSIFARI LINKS: patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod rossifari.com @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok Birds of a Feather Talk TogetherA podcast on The Feather Thief - a true crime museum heist in search of bird feathersListen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Dateline: December 20, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!   We start off with a quick update on my life, and a reminder about the upcoming holiday special! Our headline story this week looks at a new law that is looking like it will get passed in Canada. We look at both sides of the discussion, trying to figure out exactly what to expect form this law, and the effect it will have on elephants and great apes in human care in Canada. We then move on to our births section, including stories from the Duke Lemur Center, Auckland Zoo, the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance, the Dallas Zoo, and Dickerson Park Zoo. We also say goodbye to some incredible animals from Zoo Miami and the Houston Zoo. This section starts with my tribute to a beloved sea lion that called The Aquarium of Niagara home, Mia. It's a loss that hurts a lot.  We then move on to our other Zoo News stories.  We talk about how Avian Influenza has caused multiple losses at Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium, update the SeaQuest situation, share some amazing conservation work done by the Auckland Zoo, SeaLife Sydney, and the Toronto Zoo, talk about an amazing veterinary tool being launched by Brookfield, Columbus, San Diego, and other facilities, and talk about an amazing story out of Mystic Aquarium. In Conservation News, we share about how a small grey seal population has doubled in the UK, an incredible technique to help save shark embryos found in deceased mothers, a study detailing the effectiveness of beehive fences in Africa, and how the US Congress has come together for a conservation cause.In Other News, we share a shocking story about the bald eagle. ROSSIFARI LINKS: patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod rossifari.com @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok 

Auckland Zoo's had a pre-Christmas delivery, they've welcomed a bruiser of a baby southern white rhino calf. He arrived on Friday, following a speedy labour; a remarkable three minutes give or take. It's the third calf for mum Jamila and the pair is currently tucked up in the Rhino barn away from the rest of the herd. Auckland Zoo Ungulates keeper Dion Cinavilakeba spoke to Lisa Owen.

Claire Concannon heads to Auckland Zoo to meet their resident tuatara.   Tuatara are pretty special, the only remaining species of reptile from an order that lived alongside the dinosaurs. And they haven't changed much in millions of years.   University of Auckland PhD candidate Cam Hoffbeck has been investigating the tuatara gut microbiome, to see whether it is also unique.   First though, ectotherm keeper Chye-Mei Huang brings Claire inside the tuatara display enclosure to have a closer look as she feeds them some small locusts. 

Dateline: November 29, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!   We start off with a discussion of my last few days, and some reflections on a journey I went on. Our headline story this week looks at the AZA's Trends Report, and some controversy surrounding two of the topics addressed within. We then move on to our births section, including a new tree kangaroo at Roger Williams Park Zoo, new bintlets at Hammerton Zoo Park, and more births at the St. Louis Zoo, Auckland Zoo, and the Colchester Zoo.We also say goodbye to some incredible animals from the Topeka Zoo, Turtle Back Zoo, the Palm Beach Zoo, and Shedd Aquarium.We then move on to our other Zoo News stories.  This episode features stories from the Berlin Zoo, Honolulu Zoo, Woodland Park Zoo, Zoos Victoria, and the Creation Kingdom Zoo. In Conservation News, we talk about a crazy story of someone trying to transport animals in a unique way for the illegal pet trade, an interesting behavior documented in the wolves of Ethiopia, a whale stranding in New Zealand, yet another way oceanic plastics are bad, another animal being declared extinct, and an amazing success involving black footed ferrets. In Other News, we talk about a newly seen behavior in a snow leopard and a tiger that is going viral for reasons that may not be super great. LINK TO THE ROSSIFARI 2024 ORNAMENT: www.cappytrails.com ADDITIONAL DEALS: Peppermint Narwhal: Use offer code ROSSIFARI at peppermintnarwhal.com for 10% off your order from now through 12/20! Cappy Trails: The entire store is 25% off from 11/28 to 12/2, and from 12/3 to 1/1, all stickers are buy three get one free! Visit cappytrails.com Buoy Bottles: If you visit buoy.eco and email them saying you heard about the product on Rossifari, you'll get a bottle for $25 instead of $29! Zoo King (game): Visit saratogatoy.com and use coupon code ROSSIFARI on any Zoo King bundle to save $10 on your purchase! Tied In Knots Crocheting: Visit tied-in-knots-crocheting.square.site to find your new best friend! ROSSIFARI LINKS: patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod rossifari.com @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok 

Our Tuesday segment, Australia Wide covers local events and useful community information from six cities across Australia . This week, Yuki Kuboi reports from Adelaide. On air 19 November 2024. - 国内各地の話題や情報をお伝えするコーナー、「オーストラリアワイド」。今週はアデレードから久保井有紀さんのリポートです。2024年11月19日放送。

Burma the elephant is unpacking her trunk after arriving in Australia following an epic journey across the ditch to her new home near Adelaide. The 42 year old Asian elephant had been on her own at Auckland Zoo for more than two years after her buddy Anjalee moved to Sydney to be part of a breeding progamme. Elephants are super social creatures and need company, so the decision was made to move Burma to Monarto Safari Park where she'll form a herd with four other jumbo friends in a 12 hectare elephant habitat. Burma's the first to arrive after flying out on Tuesday with a vet and her keeper, to help her settle in. Auckland Zoo director Kevin Buley spoke to Lisa Owen.

I am so excited to talk to Amy Robbins, a self-declared “jack of all trades, master of none,” but honestly, an incredibly impressive person. Amy is the Deputy Curator of Mammals at Auckland Zoo and the founder of the Sumatran Ranger Project. She has been working with animals and finding innovative ways to help them for decades, and it is an honour to share her story with you. In this episode, she shares: How she got into the zoo industry Why modern zoos are important and how they are actually helping Her conservation efforts and work with communities The innovative habitat design for orangutans that Auckland Zoo has developed The Sumatran Ranger Project and how it is making a difference Why she is leading sustainable tourism and conservation adventures Her experiences and opinions on the palm oil industry The app you can use to track and control your palm oil consumption Key Quotes: "Whatever we do, consume, and use has an impact." "You have to work with these communities. And it can't be me as this white girl coming in saying you should do this. It's me being well-connected... But the people doing the work, the real conservation heroes, are those on the ground, working day in and day out." "We sit there and talk about these incredible animals that live in trees and how well they're adapted for life in the trees, and yet a lot of zoos still provide environments where orangutans have to live on the ground." More about Amy and the episode Check out the Sumatran ranger project website, the Palm Oil Scan app. Also check out the Eden Reforestation Project. You can get involved with the podcast online Find our full podcast via the website here: https://www.nowthatswhaticall.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nowthatswhaticallgreen/ You can follow me on socials on the below accounts. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/briannemwest/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@briannemwest Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briannemwest/ For our latest big project, find out more about Incrediballs here: https://incrediballs.com/

A couple of devils from Australia are making themselves right at home in Auckland Zoo after relocating from a wild life facility in Tasmania. The young sisters, who are waiting on their Palawa Kani aboriginal names, are here to raise awareness about the plight of endangered Tasmanian Devils, the world's largest carnivorous marsupials. Since the mid 90's they've been under attack from a nasty infectious disease. Auckland Zoo's lead carnivore keeper, Nick Parashchak told Lisa Owen the two sisters are finding their feet in their new home.

Before the end of the year Auckland Zoo's last elephant will likely pack her trunk and head to Australia, where she will eventually join a herd. Elephants are super social creatures and need company, but don't worry some of Burma's human whanau are going with her while she settles in and her jumbo friends join her, Auckland Zoo Keeper Andrew Coers speaks to Lisa Owen.

Dateline: May 17, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!  We start with our births for the week, which include exciting additions at Point Defiance Zoo, Trentham Monkey Forest, the Wild Cat Conservation Centre, the Oregon Zoo, SeaLife Weymouth, and Cape May County Zoo.We say goodbye to some beloved animals at facilities including the Jacksonville Zoo, Saint Louis Zoo, Columbus Zoo, The NEW Zoo, and the Dublin Zoo.We then move on to our other Zoo News stories. We discuss the reopening of Prospect Park Zoo, an amazing article discussing the water used at the Georgia Aquarium, Pride Month events and the online backlash, Toss the Tusk, and amazing conservation work done by the Maryland Zoo, the Auckland Zoo, the ZAA (in Australia), an update on Charlotte the famous ray, and more! In Conservation News, we talk about why one river otter means good news for the species, a recent study done about the effects of noise pollution on birds, bad news for whales, and how you can help save red pandas while looking fly! In Other News,  we talk about a friendly seal and how someone is trying to hurt dogs on the Appalachian Trail. ROSSIFARI LINKS: www.rossifari.com patreon.com/rossifari @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok

Not one, but two ungulate specialists joined us this week! Vicky and Jess, both from Auckland Zoo, chat all about their primary species, rhino, giraffe and nyala! There share their cooperative care training focuses for all species including important dental work and hoof care. We chat about challenges they face and future training goals! If you have any questions for Vicky or Jess, you can reach out to them on vicky.smith@aucklandzoo.co.nz or jess.burgess@aucklandzoo.co.nz. You can find the podcast on socials @trainertalksandtails or for feedback or queries on trainertalksandtails@outlook.com.

A breakthrough has been made for a bird on the brink. The world population of the critically endangered Fatu Hiva monarch has risen thanks to Auckland Zoo and the Polynesian Ornithological Society. They have successfully hand-reared a now five-week-old chick, bringing the bird's global count to twenty. The chick is being cared for on the remote Fatu Hiva island in French Polynesia by a team of experts, led remotely by Dr Juan Cornejo, Auckland Zoo's curator of birds. Cornejo spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

A baby tiger cub has been put down after he suffered a head injury when he took a tumble in an enclosure at Auckland Zoo on the weekend. The cub born along with his sister almost a month ago, was previously healthy and had been getting more active and adventurous. Despite the efforts of a specialist vet team including a neurologist, the cub couldnt be saved when his condition deteriorated. Auckland Zoo Director, Kevin Buley speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6345857916112

Auckland Zoo has welcomed a new addition, with a baby giraffe born on Saturday. It follows the birth of two Sumatran tigers on January 2nd. The baby giraffe already stands over 1.70m tall and was walking within an hour of being born. Auckland Zoo's lead senior keeper of ungulates Ben Cosgrove spoke to Ben Strang.

Dateline: January 5, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!  We start with our births section, featuring a new rhino at the Toronto Zoo, two squirrel monkey babies at the San Diego Zoo, a turaco chick at the Honolulu Zoo, baby babirusa born at San Antonio and Zoo Miami, and Sumatran tiger cubs born at the Auckland Zoo and Biopic Roma! We then go to our deaths, where we say goodbye to a giraffe at the Dallas Zoo, an okapi at the Denver Zoo, and a juvenile red panda at the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Gardens. We then move on to our other Zoo News stories, including a whale of a tale from the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island, an incredible donation to Zoo New England, an incredible birth announcement from Sedgwick County Zoo, a deep dive into naked mole rat power struggles, and so much more! In Conservation News, we talk about a distressed baby whale in Hawaii and how a human managed to make the situation worse, an amazing award for a Forest Guardian of Red Panda Network, some exciting news for right whale conservation, and an update on the whooping crane population in the US. And in Other News, we talk about animals that care about human labor struggles.ROSSIFARI LINKS: www.rossifari.com patreon.com/rossifari @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok

Auckland Zoo has two brand new stripy bundles of joy. The Zoo's five-year-old Sumatran tiger Zayana has given birth to two new cubs -- and they've even got some new cousins in nearby Hamitlon. Senior keeper of the carnivore team at Auckland Zoo Nick Parashchak spoke with Charlotte Cook.

Kiwi shoppers will now have the power to help critically endangered wildlife like Orangutans and help protest rapidly disappearing rainforests. A free, smartphone app called 'PalmOil Scan' has today been launched in New Zealand and Australia which gives consumers the ability to check out a companies use of palm oil, and whether it's supplies are sustainable. Auckland Zoo has been closely involved in the app's development and Deputy Curator of Mammals Amy Robbins says it is as simple as scanning barcodes [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6341025716112

David Beckham plans something out EVERY week that most people would do daily... so we find out what other things people plan well ahead of time Dr Libby is on the phone to share her wisdom on how to bounce back and deal with tough times  Our Pointless Poll delves into the hard questions... Road Cones. Plus... What did this Orangatang break at Auckland Zoo... that was apparently 'tamper proof?'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A curious Orangutan has managed to make short work of a supposidly tamper proof sprinkler system, prompting a fire service call out and a special mention in an Auckland council board agenda. Daya, who is eleven years old arrived at Auckland Zoo a few months ago, has been making herself at home in the high canopy enclosure before being introduced to the rest of the orangutan family. But while investigating her new home, she's proven just how smart Orangutans are. Amy Robbins, Auckland Zoo's deputy curator of mammals explains.

For episode 13, Sarah chatted with us all about the amazing orangutan training that is happening at Auckland Zoo! She focuses on the impressive pre- and post-natal training that has been achieved with their female as well as touching on social dynamics and enriching primates. If you have any questions for Sarah you can reach out to her on socials @sarahtaylorrobinson. You can find the podcast on socials @trainertalksandtails or reach out for feedback or queries on trainertalksandtails@outlook.com.

Auckland Zoo is dealing with the harsh reality of wild animals. Sumatran tiger Zayana gave birth to her first two cubs on Friday. But when the first was stillborn, she followed a natural instinct and killed the live second cub. Carnivore team lead Lauren Booth says a tiger needs two to three cubs to make it worth raising them. "The mortality rate within the first two years is about 50 to 70 percent. So there's a bit of maths that goes on there in terms of the resources they're going to put into those animals." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For 180 million years giant wētā stalked the treetops of Aotearoa, and then - almost in an instant - they were gone, clinging to survival only on one island in the Hauraki Gulf. But now, thanks to a breeding programme at Auckland Zoo and conservation groups like Project Island Song, they're making a comeback. A band of wētā enthusiasts are on a mission to save these dinosaurs of the insect world. Peter de Graaf reports.

Auckland Zoo's last remaining elephant 40 year old Burma may have finally found a forever home to live out her twilight years in South Australia. Last year, Australia Zoo pulled the pin on plans to take her just a week before she was set to fly over in her custom crate onboard a jumbo jet. Reporter Louise Ternouth and Camera Operator Marika Khabazi have the story [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6332341979112

There was an increased police presence in south Auckland's Papakura this evening, with officers keeping a close eye on an an unusual suspect. A young male fur seal made its way through the suburb, stopping at a fast food car park, crossing busy roads and blocking traffic before visiting a few houses and having a snooze in someone's back yard. The Department of Conservation is now trying to figure out how they can get the lumbering native mammal back to its natural habitat. Sally Wenley reports. And an update staff from Auckland Zoo and DOC have safely caught up with the seal and have relocated him. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6330347091112

A lot of Kiwis are going to be relieved to hear that that Miami zoo has immediately called off any more public encounters with the kiwi bird they've got over there. The kiwi's been put back into darkness, they say. It's now out of the fluorescent lights it was under and it's not going to be cuddled and stroked by visitors anymore. The zoo has apologised for doing this, saying they are deeply sorry and they acknowledge they've made a huge mistake. And I've got to be honest, like many people, I'm stoked by that. I really personally hated seeing the cruelty, whether it was intended or not, in that video where people were handling that kiwi. Which brings me to this though- there is a bit of hypocrisy here from us, isn't there?  I mean, you and I understand that a kiwi shouldn't be handled like that, because kiwis are special to us and they're native to New Zealand and we understand that they're endangered. We've taken on the responsibility to do absolutely everything we can to help them survive. When we see other people in other countries not understanding that and not doing the same thing, it's really weird for us, isn't it?  But aren't we doing exactly the same thing to endangered animals from other countries in this very country right now? I mean, I don't want to sound like a massive hand-wringer, but you can't have a problem with the treatment of that kiwi and then happily go along to Auckland Zoo to look at lions that are locked up in enclosures that are nowhere near as big as the 1000 square kilometres they would roam in the wild. And you can not be at all comfortable going to Wellington Zoo to watch people fiddle with tarantulas like that's normal for a tarantula. And right now in Auckland Zoo, honestly the saddest thing that's happening to animals in this country is that Burma the elephant is completely by herself. She has been for ages. We all know that elephants are like humans, they get stressed and anxious when they're lonely.  To be fair to us as humans, zoos have been around for such a long time- they've been around since the Victorian era- that we've just gotten used to this. I don't think a lot of us stop to think about whether zoos are actually nice to animals or not. Whether this is normal or not. I'll tell you what, think about it a little bit, please. Because if you're offended by the treatment of that kiwi in Miami- not in its homeland, not in its natural habitat, being handled by people it when shouldn't be- next time you go to a zoo, ask yourself if that's not the same thing that we're doing to the lions and elephants and cheetahs and tarantulas and monkeys in New Zealand. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Manaia Stewart and ACC Head G Lane join forces for another feature-length episode of The Agenda! In this episode, the guys discuss how to fix the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony, Eddie Jones and his cattle prod and someone broke into the Rhino enclosure at the Auckland Zoo... Plus, 'Attendance Required', 'Wide On Of The Week', 'TAB Good Punt' & 'Toppa Plays Of The Week'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A zoologist says a man who jumped into the rhino enclosure at Auckland Zoo is lucky to be alive. He climbed over a barrier and plunged into the pond, floating and rinsing his face. The rhinos were startled and moved quickly to the far end of the habitat, where zoo keepers kept them safely away. Zoologist Mark Vette says the man put himself in real danger. "People just don't realise they're very fast, they've got poor vision, they've got good smell, they're two and a half tons, they've got a big point on their head and they can kill you." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on The Huddle, independent journalist Clare de Lore and Ali Jones from Red PR joined in on a discussion about the following topics- and more! The NZOC has expressed early interest in hosting the 2034 Commonwealth Games- can New Zealand afford this? Is this a good idea? Education Minister Jan Tinetti has announced changes to NCEA level 2 and 3 will be delayed, but new literacy and numeracy tests will still be rolled out next year. Does this reflect what teachers want? A man jumped the fence at Auckland Zoo and bathed in the rhino enclosure- was this a dare, a viral challenge, or was he on something? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's First Up pod - one of the BBC's biggest stars is under fire for criticising the UK government; the surprising origin story of the world's most popular doll; we hear how a group of Coromandel volunteers who drive people to medical appointments are coping on the peninsula's wrecked roads - Minister of Transport Michael Wood tells us what the government's doing about it and it now costs $2 an hour to park outside Auckland Zoo ...what the actual??? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

Smee is back in the sea - a green turtle that spent almost a year in rehab after being accidently hooked on a fishing line has been returned to the wild. The turtle - named after Captain Hook's best buddy - was patched up first at Auckland Zoo and then looked after by the Kelly Tarlton for months after being rescued near Oomokora in the Bay of Plenty. Kelly Tarlton's lead turtle rehabilitator Tyler Hall talks to Lisa Owen.

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Auckland Zoo's centenary is being marked by an exhibition and a book, 100 Years, 100 Stories, revealing how much the zoo's role has changed over that time. Last year the zoo also opened their biggest development to date: the South East Asia Jungle Track, including a climate-controlled tropical dome, high canopy rainforest area and tropical swamp. Today the zoo also works as an advocate for conservation and to help many native species from extinction. But what will it look like in another 100 years? Director Kevin Buley has worked in the industry for nearly 25 years, including as head of zoo programmes at Chester Zoo, the UK's largest visitor attraction outside of London. He has been in roles at Auckland Zoo since 2010.

For today's expert feature we are going to talk about our national bird. Natalie Clark is a Senior Birdkeeper at Auckland Zoo and resident kiwi expert. She speaks to Jesse about all their different quirks that make this bird truly unique.

An elephant of an appetite is forcing Auckland Zoo to ask Aucklanders for foliage food. Burma the Asian elephant munches her way through kilos and kilos of plant treats every day. And to keep-up, the Zoo's asking home gardeners to survey the backyard for Burma bites. Senior elephant keeper at Auckland Zoo, Laurel Sandy details the top treats.  

Auckland Zoo has completed its largest project yet, a four hundred square metre Indonesian Swamp Forest. The climate controlled dome is the final part of a $62 million South East Asia Jungle Track, full of fish, plants and crocodiles. Reporter Louise Ternouth went to take a look.

Today on The Huddle, New Zealand Herald Senior writer Simon Wilson and Ben Thomas, self-employed PR expert joined us to talk about the following:  Winston Peters is feeling validated! He's handily released this court verdict on the day of Mallard's valedictory. How effective are these Groundswell protests? How reflective is Groundswell of the community? Police have proactively put out their own data on how many people are being arrested and charged over ram raids, presumably to front foot it. Hundreds of ram raiders with thousands of charges in Waikato and Auckland alone. MyFoodBag pulls advertising from Fboy Island, was this a good move? Auckland Zoo is finally finishing off a $62 million dollar revamp- when's the last time you went? All of these topics and more were discussed today on The Huddle! LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland Zoo's Indonesian swamp forest will open on Saturday. It is the last piece of the puzzle in the South East Asia Jungle track - and provides a tropical experience with a climate-controlled dome. Auckland Zoo's Don McFarlane says the climate-controlled environments were a necessity to make sure all the animals with different needs were taken care of. "It covers that huge diversity of animals that have to modify their behaviours to the environment to get either warm or cool. To bask or seek shade, or regulate their body temperature. It includes multitudes of things, the reptiles, the fish, the amphibians, the invertebrates. Literally millions of species." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Things are heating up at Auckland Zoo with their newest habitat opening this weekend A hot and steamy Indonesian swamp forest habitat teeming with plant and animal life – including one of the world's largest crocodilians, opens on Saturday Curator of Ectotherms Don McFarlane joins Lloyd BurrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Giraffe calf born at Auckland Zoo is already showing towering promise, at well over six feet tall. He arrived early Friday morning to mother Kiraka and first time dad Billy. The big little guy is already trotting around. Auckland Zoo Ungulates keeper Vicky Smith says he'll meet the rest of the Zoo's giraffe family this week before potentially making his first public appearance.  

Plans to charge for parking at Auckland Zoo and MOTAT is causing a flap, some might say an uproar, at a time when the cost of living just keeps rising. Electronic parking meters will soon be installed at the two attractions where visitors will pay $2 an hour for parking, capped at $8. The charge will help pay for around 200 new spaces. Amy Williams has the story.

A team from Auckland Zoo visited Australia Zoo just three weeks ago to pave the way for the relocation of Burma only for it to pull the pin in an email on Easter Monday. The 38-year-old elephant was due to cross the ditch next week to retire with a herd on the Sunshine Coast. But zoo director Kevin Buley told Nick Truebridge he's shocked and gutted the deal, which was 12 months in the making, has now fallen over.

Australia Zoo has made a last-minute decision to pull the pin on plans to take Burma the elephant from Auckland Zoo. The 38-year-old was due to live out her twilight years at the zoo across the ditch and was hopping on a plane next week. Our reporter Louise Ternouth has been following the story.

It's the end of an era. Auckland Zoo is saying goodbye to their last beloved elephant in a few weeks. Anjalee has already crossed the ditch to her new home at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, and Burma will be leaving at the end of the month to a new life at Australia Zoo. Reporter Louise Ternouth and camera operator Marika Khabazi paid Burma one last visit.

Today's expert is Amy Robbins from Auckland Zoo. Amy shares what it is like to care for orangutans and answers all our questions about being a zookeeper!

You could say its been a hairy few days at Auckland Zoo. Just as the black clouds were rolling in and the lightning was about to strike, a baby was born. It's orangutan mum Melur and dad Charlie's second baby. And despite yesterday's storm, all is going well for the new addition to the family. Auckland Zoo Curator of Mammals Amy Robbins has known Melur a long time. She talks to Lisa Owen.

The government has announced a $37.5 million support package to put the sizzle back into Auckland's venues and events, but some in hospitality are not happy. The government will subsidise 100,000 freebies and discount vouchers for council attractions and facilities like pools, museums and Auckland Zoo, to get people back into the city after the Covid shut down. But it has rejected the idea of restaurant or hospitality vouchers for an industry that's been hit hard by restrictions. Also included in the package; a $10 million contestable fund for small free community or neighbourhood events - for the vaccinated only. Reporter Louise Ternouth and camera operator Marika Khabazi filed this report.

A chatter of parakeets can be heard at Auckland Zoo, rare ones at that. Eleven kākāriki karaka, or orange-fronted parakeets, have been hatched there in the past few weeks and more are expected. They're Aotearoa's rarest parakeet and the super special chicks are not naturally found in the city, with their usual home much further south. Auckland Zoo birdman Carl Ashworth explains how the chicks are doing.

It won't quite be business as usual for Auckland's public facilities on the first day of Step Two restrictions. Libraries will only be open for contactless click and collect pick-up. Some visitor centres, galleries and museums will be gradually reopening over the coming days, but Auckland Zoo will only be open for existing annual pass holders with confirmed booking slots. Motat Museum Experience Manager Sally Manuireva told Kate Hawkesby it will open, but it could be a bit quieter than normal. “Ordinarily, we have a lot of school groups so we've been sad that so many of our groups have to had to cancel.”  LISTEN ABOVE  

MIQ is doing a roaring trade at the moment but it is not the kind you might think. Auckland Zoo's three new lions are currently quarantining after coming here from Australia. Twin sisters Aziza and Kibibi and their half sister Ilola have arrived about five months after the zoo was forced to put down two elderly lions because of health issues. Warren Spencer is Auckland Zoo's Senior Curator of Mammals and joins Lisa Owen with the latest.  

The curtain is coming down for elephants at Auckland Zoo - as the last two pack their trunks for Australia. The Zoo has confirmed that Anjalee is being adopted by Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, while Burma is going to Australia Zoo in Queenland. A decision was made to rehome the two remaining elephants when Auckland Zoo realised it was not possible to build a family herd for them here. Leader of the elephant team Andrew Coers explains how they came to the decision.

Auckland Zoo does not believe its attraction will be diminshed by the loss of its two lions, and the planned departure of its elephants. Earlier this week it says it was forced to make the extremely tough but kindest call to euthanise elderly lions Zulu and Malik on welfare grounds. The half brothers were both suffereing from degenerative bone and joint diseases, to different degrees. The zoo is soon to lose its two elephants Burma and Anjalee, who are being re-homed so they can be with a family herd. Richard Gibson, Auckland Zoo's Head of Animal Care and Conservation, explains the decision to put the lions down. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6249152604001

Our old friend the Cohoes Norlite Incineration Plant that has been belching out carcinogens for years is finally facing some heat from the NYS Attorney General! Turns out the ziti keeps on coming, as leaked emails reveal Cuomo may have used state resources to write his memoir about how incredible he is. The flow of military equipment to police has gone way up under Biden, and Trump’s reelection campaign duped supporters into donating way more than they meant to. Is it funny? Should we feel bad for them? We discuss! And for your wildflower, the Auckland Zoo has successfully bred four happy and healthy teeny tiny baby Galapagos tortoises. So cute.   Norlite plant: https://wnyt.com/albany-new-york-news/cohoes-norlite-plant-legal-action-new-york-state-attorney-general/6059401/   Ziti galore: https://cbs6albany.com/news/coronavirus/new-york-times-reports-gov-cuomo-may-have-used-public-resources-to-write-his-book   A magazine in every flak jacket: https://stephensemler.substack.com /p/the-flow-of-military-equipment-to The   The big wet conman strikes again! https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/03/us/politics/trump-donations.html    They’re wearing little turtlenecks! https://www.aucklandzoo.co.nz/news/good-things-take-time-like-breeding-galapagos-tortoises

On the pod today: we talk housing, vaccines and Westpac with the Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson; we join a man running 654 kilometres around Auckland's domain for suicide awareness; and after a leisurely 50 year wait, Auckland Zoo's giant Galapagos tortoises have produced four not-so-giant babies,

Forget storks, flamingos have delivered newborns to Auckland Zoo. In the past fortnight two chicks have hatched. Carl Ashworth, team leader for birds at Auckland Zoo, says the newest chick is doing great after busting its way out of a reinforced egg.

Auckland Zoo's orangutans have a new playground that allows them to move around at great heights.  The high canopy habitat was officially opened today as part of the Zoo's ongoing South East Asia Jungle Track development.  Three lucky orangutans were the first to test it out.  Checkpoint reporter Louise Ternouth and cameraman Simon Rogers filed this report.

Dozens of giant weta have been set free on Motuihe Island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf as part of efforts to bolster numbers of these rare and threatened creatures. A breeding and conservation programme involving Auckland ZOO, DOC and local iwi has about 5,000 of the prehistoric looking insects returned to the pest-free island since 2012. Auckland Zoo's ectotherms team leader Don Mcfarlane says 70 adult sized wētāpunga were let go on Motuihe Island a few days ago and the colossal plant munchers play a vital role in keeping the forest healthy.

The last two elephants in New Zealand are being moved overseas, after multiple attempts to expand the herd failed. Auckland Zoo's female Asian Elephants, Anjalee and Burma, will be transported by plane to join a new family herd at a yet to be determined location. Checkpoint reporter Nick Truebridge and cameraman Simon Rogers dropped into the Auckland Zoo this afternoon. Nick started by asking Zoo director Kevin Buley what challenges staff faced in trying to breed a family of elephants.

Auckland Zoo has been open for nearly 100 years - and it's come a long, long way in that time. But should we still be looking at captive animals these days? 

Auckland Zoo has had plenty to celebrate lately, including the launch of the brand new primate habitat for orangutans and siamangs.The first phase of the zoo's $60 million South East Asia Jungle Track has finally been completed following five years of planning and two and a half years of construction.The new primate habitat will span one-fifth of the zoo and will also feature other habitats for Sumatran tigers, Sunda gharial (crocodiles), Asian small-clawed otters, fish and other reptile species.There's also the adorable new addition of a baby rhino - the first newborn of the species at the zoo in 20 years!Travel blogger Megan Singleton joined Francesca Rudkin to explain why the new renovations make the zoo worthy of a visit.LISTEN ABOVE

Two tiny endangered golden lion tamarins were actually born in July but until today Auckland Zoo had kept their birth a secret. Mum Frida was unable to produce milk so when they were just two days old, staff made the tough decision to hand-rear them. They are a first for the zoo and two of just 2500 in the wild. Auckland Zoo's primate leader Amy Robbins talks to Lisa Owen.

Auckland Zoo has announced the arrival of its much-anticipated baby rhino, the first calf born at the zoo in 20 years. The baby girl rhino was born on August 14 and is the first child of 30-year-old southern white rhino, Jamila. Jamila delivered her baby in just one hour, after a 16-month pregnancy, with the newborn tipping the scales at a healthy 65 kilograms. Checkpoint reporter Nick Truebridge spoke to Auckland Zoo Ungulates Team Leader Tommy Karlsson and charged in with the question on everyone's mind.

We’re joined now on Pacific Breakfast by Richard Gibson, Head of Life Science at Auckland Zoo, to talk about some of the great initiatives, from the Auckland Zoo in the Pacific & New Zealand, as part of Conservation Week 2020. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

We’re joined now on Pacific Breakfast by Richard Gibson, Head of Life Science at Auckland Zoo, to talk about some of the great initiatives, from the Auckland Zoo in the Pacific & New Zealand, as part of Conservation Week 2020. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Join Nanogirl as she takes a trip to Auckland Zoo to find out what the smartest animal is.

Ben Paris aka New Zealand Batman is a real life conservation superhero. By day he works at Auckland Zoo, but come night he is New Zealand's greatest champion for our only native land mammals.Bats are one of New Zealand's most fascinating creatures and there's still so much we don't know about them. It doesn't help that they're tiny and only come out at night. Unlike our native birds, bats have had a bit of a PR problem over the years thanks, in part, to their association with horror movies and vampires. For this reason, they've been a bit neglected in conservation funding and, today, they're at risk of disappearing forever. The more we learn about them, the more we understand how crucial they are to the health and conservation of our native forests.In this episode, Batman Ben talks about how important these creatures could be to the future of New Zealand's forests and the work that's being done to recover populations around the country.If you want to learn more about the Less Short-Tail Bat in particular, you can check out the article that Jonny wrote for New Zealand Geographic here. You can follow Ben on Twitter here and on Facebook here.

Richard Gibson is the Head of Life Sciences at Auckland Zoo and has managed zoo reptile departments all over the world. We caught up with Richard at the Large Varanid Workshop (October 2019) in Alice Springs where he gave two presentations, one on Komodo Dragon husbandry and the other on parthenogenesis, which he co-discovered in Komodo Dragons. 

Sponsored by All Heart NZ – helping corporates to redirect, repurpose and reduce their waste while supporting communities throughout Aotearoa and globally. Palm Oil: It’s got hundreds of uses and names, and is in half of all packaged goods in supermarkets. It's also partially responsible for the recent extinction of half of all vertebrate on Earth. Scary stuff. Waveney and Tim chat about the pitfalls of monoculture farming and deforestation, palm oil alternatives (and their risks) and five tips to beat the problems of palm oil! The show’s palm oil facts came from Wikipedia, the World Wildlife Foundation, Auckland Zoo and Consumer.org (consumer institute). We also mention the palm oil ingredient finder: 300 names for palm oil; NZ’s Unmask palm oil Facebook page; and palm oil v coconut oil (the comments on this page highlight some of the issues). Image credit: Photographer: Kabir Bakie, used according to Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Behind-the-scenes at Auckland Zoo with sick kākāpō, and the chemical element holmium.

Behind-the-scenes at Auckland Zoo with sick kākāpō, and the chemical element holmium.

Barium is a chemical element that hates being on its own, and experts from Orana Park and Auckland Zoo are looking after hand-reared kakapo chicks.

Barium is a chemical element that hates being on its own, and experts from Orana Park and Auckland Zoo are looking after hand-reared kakapo chicks.

This episode we have a chat with The Basements Marketing Manager, Tim Blake - Tim Blake began his arts career selling tickets at Maidment Theatre in 2008 before becoming their Box Office Manager from 2010 to 2012. In 2012, Tim became the Marketing Manager at Silo Theatre, working on brand, audience development and event campaign marketing for over five years. While at Silo Theatre, he won a Best Newcomer award for marketing at the 2012 Auckland Theatre Awards. In 2017, Tim took up a one-year contract as the Marketing Advisor at Auckland Zoo. At the Zoo, he managed the marketing team and created visitation marketing campaigns as well as a major marketing campaign for Weta Workshop and Te Papa’s visiting exhibition, Bug Lab. In 2018, Tim returned to the arts as Basement Theatre’s Marketing Manager. Tim has also worked at Auckland Theatre Company, APRA and as an independent producer for various theatre productions. Recorded and Edited - Matt Eller Theme Music - Ricky Simmonds

Hello and welcome to Postcards, a show helping you reach across borders without actually taking a trip. I'm Shen Ting. New Zealand's iconic bird, the kiwi is under threat with only some 70,000 left in the wild. The flightless birds are cherished by New Zealanders and the fight is on to save them. Here's XYee with today's first postcard sent from New Zealand. Reporter: The kiwi is an odd-looking bird: short and round with a long probing beak. They are flightless, usually nocturnal and elusive. They are also rare. Many New Zealanders have never seen one in the wild. Conservation projects across New Zealand are busy at work trying to boost the presence of this national icon, as numbers in the wild fall. Kiwis are under threat primarily from introduced predators. In the wild most kiwis do not reach adulthood. A chilling statistic from one kiwi conservation charity says 95 per cent of kiwis born in the wild do not make it to adulthood. Efforts to breed kiwi in captivity in New Zealand are increasing. This is a kiwi hatchery at Auckland Zoo. Eggs are brought in from the wild. They are incubated here, and then when they hatch, the chicks are reared for about three to four weeks before being taken to a predator-free island to grow further. The breeding project here is small in scale, but experiencing success. The facility has released 270 kiwis into the wild since 1996. Auckland Zoo senior keeper, Michelle Whybrow, is checking on two eggs that are incubating. This one is around 66 days old and still has some way to go before it is ready to hatch. Kiwi eggs are unusual in that they are so large. Whybrow examines the egg including the keeper markings on it which show the size of the egg's air cell. This egg is 71 days old and the chick inside has already begun cracking its shell in preparation for hatching, as Whybrow explains: "So you can see here this is the air cell and we have drawn on here as the air cell has grown. And we have got some cracking here. So I am just going to carefully take the egg out and place it on the bench and we'll see if we have got any movement." The little bird is rocking inside the egg, pushing at the far end of the shell with its feet, being eager to hatch. Whybrow says the keepers encourage the chicks. "So often they'll respond to you talking or whistling to them and it seems to encourage them. And you will often get this burst of movement." In the brooder room a brooder box sits waiting for the little chick to hatch out. The chicks spend their first few weeks of life in this room until they are big enough to be transferred to a predator-free island, often Motuora Island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf. After several months they will be taken back to predator-proofed land such as in Northland and released into the wild. Kiwi reaches adult size at around three to five years, mate for life and can have a life expectancy of 25-50 years. According to New Zealand's Department of Conservation, all kiwis are under threat of extinction, but to varying degrees depending on their species. Whybrow says kiwis are worth fighting for, for many reasons. "They are a native species. They're very well known. We have taken their name. You know as New Zealanders we call ourselves Kiwis so just for those reasons alone. But they're just amazing birds and if we were to lose them that would be awful - to think that in our lifetime we could lose something as amazing as this." Kiwis for Kiwi raise funds to help with public awareness of the plight of the kiwi and to help with predator control. Michelle Impey is the executive director. Originally from Canada, she has lived in New Zealand for ten years and has fallen in love with kiwi in the process. She says that before foreign animals were introduced into New Zealand by colonials, kiwi had no predators. "So the interesting thing about New Zealand is the only mammal that is native to New Zealand is a little tiny fruit bat. So everything you see here from the mice, the rates, the stoats, the ferrets, the rabbits, the possums, the dogs, the cats, the sheep, the goats, everything has been introduced. So part of what kiwi are under threat from. Some of it is habitat loss but that's not the big issue, they are really resilient birds. Their big issue are the mammalian predators that man has brought with them." Kiwis for Kiwi also run courses for dog owners on avian aversion training, teaching dogs who go into New Zealand's bush and farmland to recognize where kiwi live and to avoid them. They hope their training will avoid the sad sight of dead kiwi being attacked by dogs. As well as dogs, kiwis are under threat from ferrets, stoats, rats, possums and cats. These animals can all attack kiwi on the ground, the chicks and eat kiwi eggs. Michelle Impey says keeping these animals away from kiwi is vital. "Number one is predator control, making sure that chicks make it through. Probably one of the second most effective is a programme called BNZ (Bank of New Zealand) Operation Nest Egg. And that's a method where we take the eggs from the wild, incubate them in a captive facility, rear the chicks until they are about a kilo in size. And at that point they can fend for themselves against a number of predators, stoats being the number one for chicks." Along with running the kiwi rearing facility, Auckland Zoo does what it can to educate the public about kiwi conservation through information displays and signs. Kiwi populations are spread out across New Zealand, from Northland at the top of the North Island to Stewart Island below the South Island, as well as offshore islands.