Butterfly Creek

Butterfly Creek 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.

Here's what our visitors are saying... ❤
24/06/2026

Here's what our visitors are saying... ❤

22/06/2026

Our Private Encounters are an awesome experience for animal lovers. If you looking for fun activity this winter, you can’t go past our Meerkat Encounter.

Join us for a special private Meerkat experience and spend time with our gorgeous meerkats. Get up close, watch their quirky behaviours, and learn all about what makes meerkats such fascinating little creatures.

It’s a fun, unique, and super cute experience for all ages*!
🐾 Book your encounter today!
https://www.butterflycreek.co.nz/explore-meerkats

*Minimum age of 7 years

Fun Fact Friday: Dinosaurs 🦕Did you know that diplodocus can grow up to 27 metres high? These plant-loving dinosaurs hav...
19/06/2026

Fun Fact Friday: Dinosaurs 🦕

Did you know that diplodocus can grow up to 27 metres high? These plant-loving dinosaurs have a long neck suggesting that their diet consisted of tree branches and other leafy material.

See a diplodocus up close and learn more in our Dinosaur Kingdom. Book your tickets online at https://www.butterflycreek.co.nz/buy

16/06/2026

Happy World Croc Day! 🐊

Celebrate this day by visiting New Zealand's only saltwater crocodiles, Scar & Goldie! Learn more about them in our daily Croc Encounter at 1pm.

13/06/2026

There's nothing better than being in the warmth of the Butterfly House on cold winter days ❄

Explore the Butterfly House and watch hundreds of butterflies fly around you. Book your tickets online at https://www.butterflycreek.co.nz/buy

Missing those summer days 🥶
12/06/2026

Missing those summer days 🥶

Which animal are you? 🐾
10/06/2026

Which animal are you? 🐾

Did you know we have FREE animal encounters you can watch every day? 👀Our encounters give you a chance to see our animal...
07/06/2026

Did you know we have FREE animal encounters you can watch every day? 👀

Our encounters give you a chance to see our animals up close and learn all about them. Be sure to watch one on your next visit 🐾

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

Fun Fact Friday: Crocodile Edition 🐊Did you know that crocodiles have 66 teeth and continuously replace their teeth over...
05/06/2026

Fun Fact Friday: Crocodile Edition 🐊

Did you know that crocodiles have 66 teeth and continuously replace their teeth over the course of their life?

Like humans, crocodile teeth have different functions. The sharper the tooth, the easier it is to pierce the skin of their prey and the more conical a tooth, the easier is to clamp onto their prey.

If a crocodile tooth falls out, new ones will be waiting to replace it, just like us!

03/06/2026

Travel back in time to when dinosaurs ruled the Earth at Dinosaur Kingdom 🦕

As you walk among the enormous herbivores and the fierce carnivores, you will meet a Triceratops mother about to protect her young one from a T-Rex but beware of the vicious Velociraptor! Don't forget to look up and see the massive 24 metre tall Diplodocus and the stegosaurus hiding in the trees.

This interactive attraction features an amazing display of life-sized animatronic dinosaurs that roar and move. Plus, there are loads of fantastic dinosaur photo opportunities for the whole family - be sure to tag us in them!

🦖50+ life sized dinosaurs
🦖Pre-historic themed attraction
🦖Included in your day pass

Explore Dinosaur Kingdom today! Book your tickets online at https://www.butterflycreek.co.nz/buy

Address

10 Tom Pearce Drive
Auckland
2022

Opening Hours

Wednesday 9:30am - 4pm
Thursday 9:30am - 4pm
Friday 9:30am - 4pm
Saturday 9:30am - 5pm
Sunday 9:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+6492758880

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