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Celebrate 20 years with Butterfly Creek

We are excited to be celebrating our 20 year birthday this November, and would love for you to join the fun. From our opening day in November 2003 we’ve grown a lot. We have added lots more fantastic exhibits, and been home to hundreds of different animals. We have had over 3 MILLION visitors through our doors enjoying Butterfly Creek, with many of our current visitors telling us they remember coming as a child and are now bringing their children to visit.

Be in to win every week

It’s our birthday, but we are sharing the birthday gifts with you. Each week for the next 3 weeks we have an awesome Butterfly Creek birthday gift to give away, and it couldn’t be easier to get in the draw. Simply buy any day pass on our website (butterflycreek.co.nz) during the promotional week and you are automatically in the draw to win the prize for that week.
Promotional weeks run from Monday – Sunday and the winners will be drawn the following Monday, and contacted on the email address used when purchasing passes. Any prizes that are unclaimed 3 days after being contacted will be redrawn.

So come and celebrate with us and be in to win!

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Week 1 (6 – 12 Nov)

Private Encounter of your choice

All day passes purchased on our website this week will be in with a chance to win a private encounter with either our Cotton-top Tamarin, Meerkats or Otters.

This experience is for 2 people, allows you to get up close with the animals, and includes entry to Butterfly Creek.

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Week 2 (13 – 19 Nov)

Butterfly Creek Annual Passes

Buy a day pass online from our website this week and go in the draw to win an Adult Annual Pass plus a Child Annual Pass, so you can come back an enjoy Butterfly Creek as many times as you like over the year! Plus enjoy all benefits of an annual pass including discounts in our shop, and ‘bring a friend’ deals

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Week 3 (20 – 26 Nov)

Family Pass + Train Rides

For our final week, we are giving away a family pass (2 adults + 2 children) + train rides so you can have another fun day at Butterfly Creek!

Simply purchase a day pass online between 20th – 26th Nov and you are in the draw.

20 years of Butterfly Creek

2002

The main building starting to take shape at Butterfly Creek

2002

The iconic Red Admiral Express arriving at Butterfly Creek

2003

The train has been a hit with our visitors since day 1

2003

The farm has always been popular, allowing guests to get up close to the animals and hand feed them

2003

Buttermilk Farm was one of our first attractions and remains popular today

2003

The early days and view from Butterfly Creek

2004

The Blue Morpho butterflies are always an amazing sight in the butterfly house

2004

Guests have loved the Butterfly House since it opened in 2014, including getting up close with the butterflies

2004

Our Butterfly House opened in 2004, and has undergone growth and development over the years

2004

In our early days, visitors could enjoy a ride on the Buttermilk Farm tractor

2008

Building the croc enclosure and ponds for our new arrivals

2009

Getting the crocs ready for their flight to New Zealand - precious cargo!

2009

These giant crocs required careful handling during their relocaton

2009

It was an impressive logistics project to rehome Scar and Goldie

2010

Our giant Salt Water Crocs celebrate their 1st anniversary at Butterfly Creek
We're Proud To Have Led The Way For Wētāpunga Conservation With Our Rear-and-release Program

2010

We're proud to have led the way for wētāpunga conservation with our rear-and-release program

2011

Successful first release of wētāpunga back into the wild to help boost numbers of these endangered species

2013

We welcomed cotton-top tamarin to Butterfly Creek

2014

Welcoming our Macaw to the aviary

2015

The iconic golf buggy in Dinosaur Kingdom

2015

More than 50 dinosaurs on display in Dinosaur Kingdom

2015

Dinosaur Kingdom opens, bringing huge dinos to life

2016

Creating the kiwi habitat inside the nocturnal house

2016

Building the nocturnal house, ready to welcome our kiwi

2017

So proud to welcome kiwi into their new home at Butterfly Creek

2019

Aerial view of Butterfly Creek

2019

Our fantastical Mythic Creatures exhibit opens

2019

Butterfly Creek expanded with the addition of our meerkat enclosure

2020

Our farm dog Mila has been around for a number of years and she loves company, both from visitors and other animals in the farm

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