Inside this modern complex with its stingray-inspired roof are piranhas, terrapins, eels, kiwi, tuatara and a whole lotta fish. Snorkellers can swim with sharks ($100), or sign up for a Little Penguin Close Encounter ($70). The penguins get a feed at 9.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm, the reef fish at 10am and the sharks at 2pm.
National Aquarium of New Zealand
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