Upcoming Events

Visit the Franklin Zoo & Wildlife Sanctuary to see our animals up close and feed our free range ducks, chickens, peacocks and pigeons. You can also feed and pat our deer and goats.

Watch the capuchin monkeys have fun with their daily enrichment feed at 11am and join our wild encounters with the African elephant, ring tailed lemurs, otter, monkeys and lion at 2pm daily.

Bring your lunch and choose one of our many picnic areas or hire a barbeque for $15.

Book your child’s birthday party and have fun in beautiful rural surroundings.

See our web site for dates for Junior Zoo Keepers courses under “Get Involved” then look under “Junior Zoo Keeper Course”

Animal Stories
- Ruby, our African lioness
  Come and see Ruby our African lioness here she is lying on top of her den on a foggy morning
- Xenopus African Clawed Frogs
  These unusual and fascinating frogs are new to the Franklin Zoo & Wildlife Sanctuary coming from Auckland Zoo.
- Mila (Jumbo) the elephant enjoying her retirement at Franklin Zoo & Wildlife Sanctuary
  Franklin Zoo and Wildlife Sanctuary in Tuakau has been the home for Jumbo (Mila) the retired circus elephant for the past eighteen months.
  Sanctuary director and veterinarian Dr Helen Schofield says Jumbo has settled in to her life at the Sanctuary well and has developed close and affectionate relationships with her team of keepers.
  “Jumbo is responding well [...]

Upcoming Events

Animal Stories