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Monday 9:30am - 5pm Tuesday 9:30am - 5pm Wednesday 9:30am - 5pm Thursday 9:30am - 5pm Friday 9:30am - 5pm Saturday 9:30am - 5pm Sunday 9:30am - 5pm

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Welcome to Butterfly Creek - Auckland's favourite family attraction! Explore our farm animals, monkeys and more. Connect with cute animals in Buttermilk Farm.
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Immerse yourself in our tropical butterfly house or meet Scar and Goldie, NZ’s only salt water crocodiles. Welcome… More than a zoo, there’s a surprise around every corner. Get up close with fabulous animals and entertaining attractions. Enter mythical lands where unicorns and dragons come alive. Travel back in time when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Immerse yourself in our tropical butterfly house and feel the brush of fluttering butterflies. Let your eyes adjust and see magnificent Kiwi roam in Kiwi Forest. See cheeky monkeys, meerkats and otters. Take a ride on the train, play in our free playground, then enjoy refreshments in our café. We also offer kids parties, functions and meetings, plus fun educational school and ECE’s visits. Explore the wonderland of Butterfly Creek and experience a day you’ll never forget.

04/11/2026

Butterfly Creek is turning 23 this year and we're counting down the days with 23 things we love about Butterfly Creek! 🎉

🦋Otters
🦋Tarantula
🦋Aviary

Plus keep an eye out for fun birthday surprises coming soon... 🎁

31/10/2026

Happy Halloween 🎃

Check out our entertainment calendar for spooktacular activities happening this weekend at Butterfly Creek: https://www.butterflycreek.co.nz/halloween

29/10/2026

The Giant Pumpkin Hunt starts tomorrow! 🎃

This Halloween weekend, pick up an entry form from the shop and find all 6 letter pumpkins to spell out a special word. Solve the word and Be in to Win 1 of 2 Spooktacular Prize Packs! 👻

28/10/2026

You've heard of a carved pumpkin but have you heard of a carved capsicum?

Check out this little halloween treat our keepers gave the guinea pigs 👻

Visit our website to see all the fun activities happening this halloween weekend at Butterfly Creek https://www.butterflycreek.co.nz/halloween

28/10/2026

Get ready for a spooktacular (but not too scary!) Halloween weekend at Butterfly Creek 👻

Dress up in your favourite costume and come along for a fun day out at Auckland’s favourite family attraction! Keep an eye out for our walking dino and our Halloween entertainers, who’ll be handing out treats throughout the weekend 🎃

The fun happens on Saturday 31st October and Sunday 1st November, with plenty for the whole family to enjoy. Kids can get into character with free face painting sessions, then join in our Giant Pumpkin Hunt for the chance to win one of two fantastic Halloween prize packs.

28/10/2026

Did someone say Halloween? 🎃👻

The goats on Buttermilk Farm are starting to get in the spooky season mood with a carved pumpkin treat.

24/10/2026

Emperor Tamarin Enrichment

We love creating and giving our animals enrichment to keep them active and stimulated throughout the day. Sometimes enrichment can be making something food-related that our animals then need to figure out how to get the food or it can be as simple as providing a piece of foliage with treats in.

Today, Keeper Sarah put out some cabbage tree browse for the Emperor Tamarins to forage through. Look how much they enjoyed it!

22/10/2026

Everyday, we have butterflies hatch in our pupae room that are then released into our Butterfly House.

The term pupae and chrysallis are interchangeable. It is the stage between a caterpillar and a butterfly.

Before the release, the butterfly's wings need to fully extend in order for them to dry out. Once their wings are dry, you can watch our keepers release them at the 10am Butterfly Encounter.

21/10/2026

We're open this Labour weekend for lots of family fun ☀

Book your tickets online at https://www.butterflycreek.co.nz/buy

18/10/2026

That Monday morning feeling. Who else woke up like this?

Address

10 Tom Pearce Drive
Auckland
2022

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 5pm
Thursday	9:30am - 5pm
Friday	9:30am - 5pm
Saturday	9:30am - 5pm
Sunday	9:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+6492758880

Website

https://www.butterflycreek.co.nz/

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