Meet E.T lookalike Oupa, one of our oldest residents and proud father to 17 baby leopard tortoises at the Zoo!

Keeper Deja, a self-described 'total birdo', introduces us to two extremely adorable musk lorikeet chicks who are due to fledge any day!

Jadyn Burt and Freddy Carr who form the dance group Fish and Fox who are performing at Splore early in 2017

Both in their mid-forties –Smiley and Chippie are spring chickens considering Galapagos tortoises can live to be over 150 years old! Learn more about these gentle giants from keeper Sarah.

Chef Alex Kim prepares a full Korean royal Christmas spread at Hansik Restaurant.

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Zookeeper Dave has worked all over the Zoo from Primates to Pridelands and with our New Zealand birds. Find out why he wants us all to take a stand and not let our rainforests disappear.

Senior zookeeper Christine has been a member of the Auckland Zoo family for over 30 years and is incredibly passionate about primates and the palm oil problem! Learn why it's so important for you to demand labelling of palm oil in the food that you buy.

A video explaining what flea bites are and how it affects humans and animals.

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Join Ectotherm and Birds curator Richard Gibson on a sneak peek tour through our new Strangely Beautiful Australia.

This video was taken in the Valley Stream Best Buy, this kid came in every single day to play the display WiiU, the employees in this store saw an opportunity to make a child smile and did just that. They chipped in and purchased a WiiU for him with their own money. (Source: Rahiem Storr YouTube)

Chef Phil Clark prepares a pork fillet in his Kingsland restaurant 'Phil's Kitchen'.

With some of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world, Kiwis love their furry companions.

Source: MPI Detector Dogs. A first time crossbreed of Beagle and Harrier Hound has led to this adorable litter of purpose-bred super sniffers.

Nearly a third of the world uses the social media site Facebook, but how are New Zealanders using it?

Mrs Claus shows us around the Santa Room and Enchanted Forest at Smith & Caughey's.

Jadon and Anias McDonald, twin brothers who were conjoined at the head, are thriving post-separation surgery. (Source: Nicole McDonald Facebook)

Celebrity cookbook author Chelsea Winter has been adding recipes like her pan-fried snapper to her website for years but didn’t expect her beer bread recipe to go viral. Video / Doug Sherring

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Zoe Scheltema decided to ditch her hairdresser and give herself the chop. Here’s what happened.

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The earthquakes of three weeks ago have hit retailers with spending significantly down in those regions - but it looks like a bumper year in the rest of the country.

Say goodbye to midnight pizza orders, Uber EATS is coming to New Zealand. The food delivery app from shared ride service Uber will be coming to Auckland early 2017, after launching in the US and Australia in March this year.

Chef Sid Sahrawat preparing a crayfish dish in 10 minutes for the Canvas series, Make My Lunch.

Marcella Bakker does well at most things she puts her hand to but she's simply hopeless at finding love.

Source: YouTube: The Revenant. Super fast Japanese present wrapping

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