One hundred years ago, Auckland Zoo opened its doors to the public, giving locals the chance to see wild animals up close and personal in the city for the first time.
Zookeeper Sarah Anderson, 54, hasn’t been there since day one, but she has dedicated the last 35 years of her life to caring for the zoo’s many different species. The self-confessed “bird nerd”, who now works full-time in the avian habitats with her beloved kea and flamingos, to name a few, first started at the