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Navy Museum
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( www.navymuseum.mil.nz ; Torpedo Bay; 10am-5pm) The navy has been in Devonport since
the earliest days of the colony. Its history is on display at this well-presented and often
moving museum, focusing on the stories of the sailors themselves.
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Auckland Zoo
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( www.aucklandzoo.co.nz ; Motions Rd; adult/child $25/10; 9.30am-5pm, last entry 4.15pm) At this mod-
ern, spacious zoo, the big foreigners tend to steal the attention from the timid natives, but
if you can wrestle the kids away from the tigers and orang-utans, there's a well-presented
NZ section. Called Te Wao Nui, it's divided into six ecological zones: Coast (seals, pen-
guins), Islands (mainly lizards, including NZ's pint-sized dinosaur, the tuatara), Wetlands
(ducks, herons, eels), Night (kiwi, naturally, along with frogs, native owls and weta),
Forest (birds) and High Country (cheekier birds and lizards).
Frequent buses (adult/child $3.40/2) run from the Britomart Transport Centre to bus
stop 8124 on Great North Rd, from where it is a 700m walk to the zoo's entrance. See
www.at.govt.nz .
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Western Springs
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(Great North Rd) Parents bring their children to this picturesque park for the popular adven-
ture playground. It's a picnic spot and a good place to get acquainted with playful pukeko
(swamp hens), easygoing ducks and pushy, bread-fattened geese. Formed by a confluence
of lava flows, more than 4 million litres bubble up into the central lake daily. From the
city, catch any bus heading west via Great North Rd (adult/child $3.40/2). By car, take the
Western Springs exit from the North Western Motorway. Until 1902 this was Auckland's
main water supply.
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