Orana Wildlife Park

Took my boys here and we had an amazing time- the gorillas were awesome. Allow for 3-6 hours ! Only downside was how small the cafe was - but had a good range of food/ drinks so we were all happy ( even if a bit cramped for space at the table) . Make sure you do / see a few of the feedings esp the giraffes. If it's very busy you may have to wait for the shuttle that's goes around - but well worth the wait for the informative talk you get while travelling on it.

Not quite as good as Auckland Zoo, but by far best in south island. Great time, especially the extras you can buy on the side.

Fantastic place to go for a family day out. Great range of animals, and if you plan your day you can see them all getting feed at various times of the day. Nice walkways and paths conveniently linking the various parts of the park, alternatively you could take the free shuttle around the park. Great playground, my kids love the trampoline. The cafe is really nice, and even has prepacked "lunch box"type meals for the kids which always go down a treat.

Always offers a great day at for the family and the kids love it. Decent size wild life park to explore. Offers good parking and some giod lunch food available to. The shuttles around the park are hany and the interactive stuff is great especially for the kids like feeding the gariffes. Pricing for entry is pretty and staff hav been friendly on the couple of visits iv done to the park.

Great family fun, Also hosts events so a great option for Corporate dinners