Biodiversity Lecture: Te Wao Nui at Auckland Zoo

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When:

Wed 22 Sep ’10, 12:00pm–1:00pm

Where: Central City Library, 44-46 Lorne St, Auckland CBD Show map

Restrictions: All Ages

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Admission: Free

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The final lecture on biodiversity to increase awareness of local and global environmental issues. Auckland Zoo Conservation Officer, Peter Fraser, talks about Te Wao Nui, the exciting new ecological areas to be developed at the zoo. In recent months Auckland Zoo has begun construction of its new New Zealand precinct, Te Wao Nui, that will encompass six distinct ecosystems, cover a quarter of the Zoo’s on-display area, and be home to many unique creatures.

From the world’s rarest duck (that also doesn’t fly) to one of the planet’s heaviest insects, frogs that don’t croak, and a reptile-like creature that pre-dates dinosaurs, New Zealand is home to incredible wildlife found nowhere else on this earth

This $16m New Zealand development, which is being funded by Auckland City Council ($9.4m) and through funds raised by the Auckland Zoo Charitable Trust, is the largest and most important project ever undertaken in the Zoo's 88-year history.

Bookings essential, phone 377 0209 to reserve a place.