National Aquarium of New Zealand facts for kids
National Aquarium of New Zealand's logo
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Entrance to the aquarium
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| Date opened | 1976 |
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| Location | Napier, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 39°30′03″S 176°55′08″E / 39.5007°S 176.9189°E |
| No. of animals | 1500+ |
| No. of species | 50+ |
| Volume of largest tank | 1.5 million litres |
| Major exhibits | Oceanarium, fish, reptiles, kiwi, penguins |
The National Aquarium of New Zealand, formerly Napier Aquarium, is a public aquarium on Marine Parade in Napier, New Zealand. It was started in 1957 and moved to its present location in 1976. It is owned by Napier City Council. In addition to many fish species, exhibits include kiwi, tuatara, American alligator, turtles, little penguins and some lizards.
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History
The aquarium originally opened in its current location napier in 1976. In its first year of its life it attracted 230,000 visitors at a time when the population of Napier was about 50,000. In its first 5 years of operation over 750,000 people visited.
In 2002 the aquarium underwent a NZD $8 million extension and renovation which included the addition of a 1,500,000L oceanarium with a 50m acrylic tunnel and the replacement of all the original tanks with newly constructed ones.
Exhibits
The aquarium boasts the following exhibits:
- African Cichlids
- Asian Tropical
- Asian Paddyfield
- Discovery Centre
- Asian Water Garden
- Australian Out Back
- Water Dragons/Snake-necked Turtle
- Waterfall
- Coral Reef
- Fish Theatre
- Tuatara
- New Zealand Stream
- Kiwi Enclosure
- New Zealand Fresh Water
- New Zealand Geckos
- Eels
- Hawksbill Sea Turtle
- Rocky Shore
- Seahorse
- Oceanarium
- Exhibition Hall
Facilities
The aquarium has two temporary exhibit halls, one on the upper level and the other adjacent to the oceanarium, a souvenir shop and cafe.
See also
In Spanish: Acuario nacional de Nueva Zelanda para niños
