Not a lot to see for the $25 entrance fee. A few fish and turtles swimming overhead and a couple of small sharks. A small penguin enclosure pool. The cafe is expensive and souvenirs exhorbitant.

looked forward to this visit, was a little disappointed really, the penguins were cute but difficult to see as we had missed feeding time. Poor Terry the turtle bless him must be lonely in that small tank, he's a beautiful specimen. The walk through shark experience was ok although people stopping to take photos and not moving on did hamper it somewhat.

So sad to see the Turtle, they name Terry, so confined and clearly not happy. The aquarium itself is small and looks sadly inadequate for the needs of the larger inhabitants particularly. I was really upset watching Terry. He is only a few years younger than me and looks like he is very unhappy. I watched him for over 20 minutes in his very small enclosure area. The whole time was spent with him flipping over between two of the glass viewing areas, in a sad constant movement. I’ve been to several other Aquariums but this spectacle brought a tear to my eye. The penguins were also in a very small area. I left feeling sad for the amazing animals but especially Terry.

This was really disappointing, seeing tbe penguin feeding was cute but overall there is little to see. I felt sad and horrified by the conditions tbe sea turtle is kept in. There is no enrichment snd he looks bored and trapped. I am sure they are meeting standards but surely they can do better than minimum requirements. Overall heart breaking

Terrible trip, would never go back. They call it the national aquarium of New Zealand which makes me think "so all aquariums are bad". Considering New Zealand is a country with many seas and oceans and the national aquarium is still bad. I would never go back