Muriwai Gannet Colony

Muriwai · Auckland & the Hauraki Gulf · New Zealand

★★★☆☆ Aquarium & wildlife

What it costs a family of four

Free

No admission charge for anyone. Parking or transport may still cost.

What to know

FREE. Around 1,500 pairs of gannets nesting on a headland stack, close enough to watch them land and argue. THE BIRDS ARE HERE ROUGHLY AUGUST TO MARCH and gone the rest of the year - another openMonths row.

The details

Adult ticket	Free entry
Child ticket	Free entry
Typical visit	1.5 hours
Opening hours	Free; birds present roughly August to March
Indoors or out	Outdoors
Region	Auckland, New Zealand
Prices quoted in	NZD

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