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School Holiday Programmes

April Holiday Programme

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Join us this April school holidays for an EGGtastic holiday program filled with fun!

We will have five new daily topics where your budding scientist can discover all about animals that lay eggs, from those with feathers, those with scales, those that carry a shell on their back, to those that lived millions of years ago!

Monday: Come and take up the challenge of protecting your own clutch of eggs. How will you protect them, keep them safe and warm, and stop a crack-tastrophe! This day is all about birds, such as penguins, albatross, kiwi, and more.

Tuesday:  Scurry over the hot sand, pick your way through the forest, and slither into the water. Can you find your way through different environments to find the right place to lay your eggs? This day is all about reptiles such as tuatara, water dragons, alligators, and more.

Wednesday: Join us for a shell-tastic time! How do sea turtles navigate their way back to the same hatching site, how much energy does it take to haul up onto the beach to lay eggs, and would you survive as a hatchling turtle? This day is all about turtles, terrapins, tortoises, and those with a shell.

Thursday: Travel back to the time of dinosaurs. Become a palaeontologist and dig up the hidden secrets of species of the past. How did they survive?

Friday: Dive into the open ocean, swim amongst the coral, or hide in the kelp forests. This day is all about our egg-laying ocean living species and how they protect them in many ways, such as seahorses, rays, and more.

Programme repeats across both weeks.

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Details

Week One: 8.30am - 4.30pm, Monday to Friday (15 – 19 April)
Week Two: 8.30am - 4.30pm, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday (22 - 26 April, no holiday programme on Thursday 25 April due to ANZAC day)
Cost: $60 per day (including morning and afternoon tea)
Discount: 10% Friends of Aquarium members discount (please contact our team for discount code prior to registration)
Age: 6 – 12 years
Capacity: 12 participants per day

Please refer to our T&Cs below.

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Terms and Conditions

I agree to pay a late fee if my child is left at the programme outside of booked hours, as the programme is not authorised for care during this time. A penalty of $5.00 per minute (or part thereof) will be charged if you fail to collect your child within the booked timeframe.

The National Aquarium of New Zealand maintains a zero-tolerance stance for physical violence, foul language and intentional damage to property or equipment. Parents/caregivers are notified of any disruption caused by their child. If the behaviour is considered a risk to others, your child will be removed immediately and may be excluded from future attendance. You agree to accept the cost of any damage willfully caused by your child and you agree to pick up your child immediately if his/her behaviour is deemed unacceptable. No refund will apply for any session that the child is excluded from.

Please note due to the limited spaces available, we do not give refunds for non-attendance.

We can't wait to show you our world.

Opening Hours

Daily from 9:00am - 5:00pm
(including public holidays)
last entry 4:30pm

Address

Marine Parade, Napier

+64 6 834 1404

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