National Aquarium of New Zealand

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National Aquarium of New Zealand
The National Aquarium of New Zealand's logo.
The National Aquarium of New Zealand's logo.
The entrance to the aquarium.
The entrance to the aquarium.
Date opened 1976
Location Napier, New Zealand
Number of Animals 1500+
Number of Species 50+
Major exhibits Oceanarium, New Zealand Native Animals
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The National Aquarium of New Zealand, also known as Napier Aquarium is a public aquarium in Napier, New Zealand.

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[edit] History

View from inside the 50m acrylic tunnel of the 1,500,000L oceanarium.
View from inside the 50m acrylic tunnel of the 1,500,000L oceanarium.

The aquarium originally opened in its current location in 1976. In its first year of operation 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 dollar 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.

[edit] 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 Terrapins
  • Crocodile
Viewing window into the 1,500,000L oceanarium.
Viewing window into the 1,500,000L oceanarium.

[edit] Facilities

The aquarium has two temporary exhibit halls, one on the upper level and the other adjacent to the oceanarium, a theatre, a souvenir shop and cafe.

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