Hamilton Zoo is home to more than 450 native and exotic animals, including Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest walk-through aviary for native birds and plants. From the savannah with its zebra herd, bison, and giraffes to the majestic tigers or antics of the chimpanzee troop, you’ll want to spend all day here.

The Sculpture Park at Waitakaruru Arboretum is a unique art-in-nature experience with more than 100 sculptures along the 2km long nature trail. The park is set in a former quarry that has been transformed into a 17.5 hectare arboretum with more than 30,000 trees. We provide families and groups with a range of unique experiences: Garden tours Creative Play for children Corporate Team building functions Celebration venue including Weddings and Christmas functions This art-in-nature experience aims to inspire imaginations, nourish inquisitive minds, and provide for creative learning in an accessible wilderness environment.

There are no devices and no screen-time in the Ninja Arena! Ninjas will find 30+ calorie-burning, confidence-boosting, courage-building, exhilarating activities and challenges in our 10,000 cubic metres facility. Ninjas of all ages (2-102) will find their happy place amongst the 65 trampoline based activities, interspersed with two ninja courses, a high ropes course, two climbing towers, a zipline, battle beam, slack-line, wipeout, slam dunk, donut slide, rainbow net, ball pits and much much more.