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• Air Force Museum : New Zealand's premier military aviation collection
  The Royal New Zealand Air Force Museums site. It gives the history, programmes and locations of the RNZAF Museum at Wigram, Christchurch and the Ohakea Wing RNZAF Museum at Ohakea.
  
  
• Aratoi pathways : Wairarapa Museum of Art and History
  Includes exhibitions policy and applications, collection criteria, friends membership, venue hire, news, volunteers, Café Char Char and links to other museums and related organisations.
  
  
• Army Museum Waiouru
  About the museum and its exhibits, includes a feature article.
  
  
• Ashburton District Museum index
  Directory of Ashburton museum websites, including: Ashburton Museum, Ashburton Aviation Museum, Plains Vintage Railway and Historical Museum, Vintage Car Club and Museum, and Museum of Woodwork, Ornamental Turning and Tools.
  
  
• Auckland Museum
  Information on current and forthcoming exhibitions and events and events calendar. The museum collections; library; educational services and children's corner; the War Memorial; history and governance of the Museum. Interactive map.
  
  
• Aviation, Tourism & Travel Training Organisation : ATTO
  Provides training linked to nationally recognised qualifications in the areas of: aviation, tourism, travel and museum management. Includes resources to order and short video links containing information on tourism and travel destinations.
  
  
• Bedplate Press Printing Museum : preserving our printing heritage for tomorrow
  History of letterpress printing in New Zealand.
  
  
• Buried Village, Rotorua, New Zealand : discover history alive today
  Te Wairoa was a village near Lake Tarawera, a popular destination for tourists in the late nineteenth century. On June 10th 1886 the village was buried in the eruption of Mount Tarawera and today the exacavated remains are preserved by this unique museum.
  
  
• Cambridge Museum
  About the museum with information about local history. Includes military history; biographies; cemetery information; details of heritage walks and historic buildings; index of road names; Cambridge police, 1886 - 1930.
  
  
• Canterbury Museum : New Zealand natural & human heritage
  Lists current exhibitions, events and museum highlights. Includes information on volunteering at the museum, joining the Friends of the Canterbury Museum and Discovery Club for kids. List of FAQ provided.
  
  
• Canterbury Railway Society Incorporated Inc.
  Based at Ferrymead Heritage Park, the CRS restores and operates steam, diesel and electric locomotives, rolling stock, signalling equipment and buildings. Includes information about the Ferrymead Railway and the living museum.
  
  
• Capital E : for children
  A Wellington exhibition, theatre, arts and event centre especially for young people which them access to a wide range of creative technology and live performance. School curriculum outcomes are fulfilled through booked sessions and it is open to the public on weekends and holidays.
  
  
• Colonial Cottage Museum
  Colonial museum based in Wellington's oldest remaining building.
  
  
• Education programme / Lakes District Museum, Arrowtown, New Zealand
  Information for teachers about the museum education programme, study resources for students, digital images of local history, and an online newsletter.
  
  
• Hawke's Bay Cultural Trust Ruawharo Ta-u-rangi
  Website of Trust responsible for operating of Hawke's Bay Museum, Hawke's Bay Exhibition Centre, Faraday Technology Museum and Science Centre, and the Century Theatre.
  
  
• Helensville Museum
  Website of Helensville Pioneer Museum and Helensville & District Historical Society. Information on local history, oral history, family history and other material available for research.
  
  
• Kauri Museum
  The museum at Matakohe tells the story of the pioneers of the Kauri timber and Kauri gum industry in Northland. The site includes an image gallery and photographs for purchase; information about the Kauri; historic information and images from the museum and its displays.
  
  
• Lake Taupo Museum and Art = Te Whare Taonga o Taupo Nui A Tia
  Lists current displays of art and exhibitions reflecting local history. Gives the location of the museum, background to its history and includes information for membership, volunteers.
  
  
• Lakes District Museum, Arrowtown, New Zealand : a mine of information
  News and information about the museum, including exhibitions, the museum archives, a photo gallery of images from the collection, and the museum's online newsletter.
  
  
• Lanarch Castle
  In addition to information on the Castle history and facilities, there is a listing of sightseeing ideas for the Dunedin area, and a student project section, which contains links to historical and descriptive New Zealand sites.
  
  
• Matapihi : open the window--
  Bilingual gateway to some New Zealand library, gallery and museum collections. Includes photographs, drawings, paintings, sculpture and some 3-D virtual museum objects. Sound accompanies some items.
  
  
• Mercury Bay Regional Museum
  Presents information on the museum including news, events, exhibits, gallery, redevelopment project and historical society.
  
  
• Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
  New Zealand's national museum. Includes information about Te Papa, its collections and exhibitions, special attractions, events, press releases and photos, and information about performances with online ticketing. Links to New Zealand Museums On-Line.
  
  
• Museum of Transport & Technology
  About MOTAT and the displays it houses. Includes online newsletter.
  
  
• Museum of Wellington City & Sea
  A museum with a mission to preserve, present and promote Wellington's heritage, including information on historic ships and boats and the Plimmers Ark.
  
  
• Museums Aotearoa : the museums of New Zealand = Te Tari o Nga Whare Taonga o te Motu
  Information about the professional organisation for museums and museum workers in Aotearoa New Zealand. Includes details of conferences and awards.
  
  
• Navy Museum = Te Whare Taonga o te Taua Moana o Aotearoa
  Provides information on past and present exhibitions. Includes an overview of the museum collections; RNZN history; library; history and governance of the Museum.
  
  
• New Zealand agricultural heritage
  Agricultural museum at Mystery Creek with a Heritage Village, National Dairy Museum, Fire Museum and other historic information sites. Includes information for teachers and school students, along with blog and diary of events.
  
  
• New Zealand maritime index
  Searchable index of vessels, organisations, subjects, and people mentioned in publications indexed by the Museum. Includes a list of publications and an alphabetical list of vessels in the index.
  
  
• New Zealand museums
  An on-line directory of links to New Zealand museums, galleries, archives and historic repositories. The search and display facilities enable you to search by collection, region or name.
  
  
• New Zealand National Herbarium Network
  Provides information about, and online access to, the major public herbaria in New Zealand. Gives details about the membership of the New Zealand National Herbarium Network.
  
  
• New Zealand National Maritime Museum
  The New Zealand National Maritime Museum collects and exhibits a diverse range of nautical and historical artefacts that represent New Zealand maritime history from the earliest Polynesian arrivals to modern day seafaring. The web site provides information on museum programmes, including sailing programmes; staff; vessels; collections; and New Zealand maritime history.
  
  
• New Zealand Rugby Museum
  Information about the New Zealand Rugby Museum and rugby, especially the All Blacks.
  
  
• Newsletter / Wellington Cable Car Museum
  Newsletter of the Wellington Cable Car Museum, covering Museum news and events. Current issue available in full-text.
  
  
• North Otago Museum
  Information about the North Otago Museum, including mission statement and objectives, current museum displays, the collection and archive, the history of the museum building, opening hours, and books for sales.
  
  
• Olympic Museum
  Aims to gather, organise and examine historical accounts of New Zealand's involvement in the Olympic Movement.
  
  
• Otago Museum, Dunedin, New Zealand
  Information about the museum and its exhibits; virtual tours; section for teachers; children's discoverers' den; newsletter and annual report.
  
  
• Petone Settlers Museum = Te Whare Whakaaro o Pito-one
  The museum provides a window into the history of the people of Hutt City and Petone. Describes exhibitions and programmes, and facilities for the disabled.
  
  
• Porirua Hospital Museum
  Category 1 Historic Place. Museum traces the history of the hospital from accommodating Wellington's lunatics, through being a large mental hospital in the 60's, to today's specialist facility
  
  
• Puke Ariki
  Museum, library and visitor information centre for Taranaki. Features some museum exhibits; stories about Taranaki history; tourist information and library information including online catalogue. In English with some Māori.
  
  
• Rotorua Museum of Art and History
  Information about the museum, and its collections and exhibitions.
  
  
• Russell Museum = Te Whare Taonga O Kororareka
  Collects and preserves the history of the community of Russell. Tells the story of the development of the town from a small Māori fishing village to a port of call for visiting ships and today's tourist town.
  
  
• Southlandmuseum.com
  Information about the museum, exhibitions, collections and educational programmes.
  
  
• Suter = Te Aratoi o Whakatu
  Nelson Region's art museum. Includes information exhibitions, events and classes.
  
  
• Tairawhiti Museum = Te Whare Toonga o te Tairawhiti : Gisbornes' award winning museum and art gallery
  Profiles the collection, exhibitions, events calendar and the services available.
  
  
• Taranaki Aviation Transport and Technology Museum Inc : we rebuild the past for the future
  Contains information about TATAM, including a photo gallery of images from the collection.
  
  
• Te Aroha Museum
  Contains information about the museum, including a calendar of events, town history and photo gallery.
  
  
• Te Awamutu Museum
  The museum and its collections. Includes exhibitions calendar and teachers resources.
  
  
• Te Manawa : museum, gallery, science centre : life, art, mind
  Palmerston North's combined museum, gallery and science centre. Information about collections and exhibitions; exhibition calendar; educational services.
  
  
• Teacher resources
  Part of the Auckland Museum's Education Services, gives access to the education resources which are related to the galleries and exhibitions. The information kits, available in pdf format, are indexed in broad subject categories and also listed in relation to specific exhibition topics.
  
  
• The Albertland & Districts Museum, Memorial Park, Wellsford
  Contains information about the museum, including exhibitions, history, ships and migrant list, and images from the collection.
  
  
• Tokomaru Steam : New Zealand's original steam heritage attraction
  The Tokomaru Steam Engine Museum is a private collection of machinery open to the public. Includes the origins of the museum; tour of the museum; summary of the history of steam power in New Zealand and information on historic Tokomaru.
  
  
• Tramway Historical Society Inc., Ferrymead Heritage Park, Christchurch, New Zealand
  Based at Ferrymead Heritage Park, the Society restores and operates historic cable trams, trolley buses, diesel buses and service vehicles. Includes information about the society, its activities and services.
  
  
• Virtually there
  System that allows visitors to view objects from the Otago Museum electronically. Once the objects have been captured as digital images, information about them is stored in a database and is displayed using the 'Virtually There' viewer that allows a full horizontal 360 degrees rotation.
  
  
• Waihi Gold Mining Museum & Art Gallery
  Information about the facility and about gold mining in the area. Includes a section for students.
  
  
• Waikato Museum
  The Waikato Museum of Art and History site describes the museum and its current and past exhibitions, with links to ArtsPost, Education online and related websites.
  
  
• Waipu : the search for paradise
  Provides information about exhibitions, activities, education programmes and the gift shop at the museum.
  
  
• Wellington Cable Car Museum
  Outlines the history of the Wellington cable car and the museum. Promotes current museum displays and services.
  
  
• Wellington Museums Trust
  The Wellington Museums Trust operate and manage City Gallery Wellington, Capital E, Museum of Wellington City & Sea, Wellington Cable Car Museum and Colonial Cottage Museum, and manage the New Zealand Cricket Museum jointly with the NZ Cricket Museum Trust.
  
  
• Whakatane Museum & Gallery : discover the history & art
  Information about the Whakatane Museum and Gallery, including current and forthcoming exhibitions.
  
  
• Whanganui Regional Museum
  Provides information about events, exhibitions, collections and education programmes.
  
  
• Yaldhurst Museum of Transport and Science
  The Museums collections include over 100 vehicles plus a replica fire station, penny arcade, printing works, agricultural hall, school house and an exhibit of military paraphernalia. The site provides information on the Museum's programmes, activities and services. The Links page has museum, auto and other links.