The National Aquarium of New Zealand's logo. |
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The entrance to the aquarium. |
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| Date opened | 1976 |
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| Location | Napier, New Zealand |
| Number of animals | 1500+ |
| Number of species | 50+ |
| Major exhibits | Oceanarium, New Zealand Native Animals |
| Website | http://www.nationalaquarium.co.nz/ |
The National Aquarium of New Zealand, also known as Napier Aquarium is a public aquarium in Napier, New Zealand.
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The aquarium originally opened in its current location in 1976. In its first year of operation it attracted 230,000 visitors at a time when the population of Napier was about 50,000. In its first 5 years of operation over 750,000 people visited.
In 2002 the aquarium underwent a NZD $8 million dollar extension and renovation which included the addition of a 1,500,000L oceanarium with a 50m acrylic tunnel and the replacement of all the original tanks with newly constructed ones.
The aquarium boasts the following exhibits:
The aquarium has two temporary exhibit halls, one on the upper level and the other adjacent to the oceanarium, a souvenir shop and cafe.
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