FACILITIES - Toilets, gift shop (with lots of great kids' stuff) and Fishbowl cafe on-site.

OTHER STUFF
Feeding times - watch hand feeding by a diver in the reef tank, every day at 10am, and in the ocean tank, every day at 2pm.  In addition to a general visit to our aquarium, we have heaps of special activities and membership options for the family...

BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR  - 9am and 1pm
Get behind the scenes and upclose to the animals!  Tours can be tailored to suit your interests and include handling of some animals.  Divers act as personal guides and tours last 1 hour.
Booking essential.

DIVE WITH THE SHARKS - certified divers only
Go diving in the ocean tank!  If you are a qualified diver you can get up close and wet. This amazing experience is by appointment only. 

BIRTHDAY PARTIES - including:
Free invitations, one free birthday photo, games, meet the animals, your own fully decorated room, balloons, party hats and cups to take home. 

PIRANHAS IN PYJAMAS SLEEPOVERS - for schools or other groups of 20 or more.
Includes games, competitions, 'spooky scavenger hunt', night tour of aquarium, fishy bedtime tales, feed the animals + lots more!
Note: Dinner, supper and breakfast are provided.  Sleep on main floor of hall, bedding is not supplied.
Public sleepovers are available at some times through the school holidays - please enquire for dates.

MEMBERSHIP - become a Friend of the National Aquarium
Regular newsletters, invitations to special events, 10% discount for members' friends (when accompanied by member), 10% discount for members in souvenir shop, free entry to aquarium for duration of card. 
Kids under 14 - become an Aquanaut! 

EDUCATION - The National Aquarium of New Zealand offers students a unique and stimulating educational experience outside of the classroom. Students have the opportunity to come face to face with aquatic animals, reptiles and Kiwis.   Educational programmes are created and presented by an enthusiastic and fully trained teaching team. In all programmes students will be involved in interactive, hands-on and enquiry-based activities. The 2-hour programmes have been developed inline with the New Zealand Curriculum Framework and cater for all education levels. The programmes focus primarily on the Living World Strand of the Science Curriculum but make links to literacy, other essential learning areas and develop the essential skills.

Web: www.nationalaquarium.co.nz
Phone: 06 834 1404