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New Zealand Police Museum
An intriguing look at the history of law enforcement in New Zealand tells the real stories of crime and policing. Open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm.
Address: Papakowhai Road Porirua City New Zealand
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The Wellington Cable Car
The cable car is one of Wellington's quintessential attractions and a visit to the city is not complete unless it has been visited. Once built as transportation from the city to the farmland in Kelburn (today a suburb), the cable car travels a scenic route through tunnels, past Kelburn Park and the university, and stops in the Botanic Gardens. There is also a cable car museum along the route. Open weekdays from 7am to 10pm and weekends from 9am to 10pm.
Address: Lambton Terminal Wellington City New Zealand
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Featherston Heritage Complex
Step back in time to discover the region when it was first settled by Europeans in the 1850s. Featherston's ties to World War I are also explored with exhibitions on the military camp and the Japanese Prisoner of War Camps that existed here from 1942-1946. Also included are a bushman's bivouac, a muck wagon, a Model A Ford and many artefacts. Open Weekends from 10am to 4pm.
Address: Cnr Lyon & Fitzherbert Street Featherston New Zealand
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Born in this Victorian house in 1888, Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) is renowned world wide as a prolific writer of short stories. The home today is restored to its former charm and features a video documenting her life, an exhibition of photographs and writing excerpts, and a dolls house constructed to reflect the story of the same name. Complete with a heritage garden, this attraction has won several tourism awards. Open daily from 10am to 4pm.
Address: 25 Tinakori Road, Thorndon Wellington New Zealand
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Since the first ford, man's affection for cars grew from the appreciation of efficient transportation to the love of the lines of their bodies and the power of the engine. Southward Car Museum documents this love affair with a fine collection of cars from the 1915 Model T Ford to a 1981 De Lorean Sport Car. Exhibits change regularly to display over 70 cars of the collection. Open daily from 9am to 4:30pm.
Address: Otaihanga Road Paraparaumu New Zealand
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The engineer shouts "All aboard!" as steam shoots out, the whistle blows, and the great iron wheels start turning...Silverstream, with the largest locomotive collection in New Zealand, remembers the steam train offering rides on the rails every Sunday from 11am to 4pm.
Address: Reynolds Bach Drive, Silverstream Upper Hutt New Zealand
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Developed to preserve New Zealand's moving image materials, has a variety of exhibitions and screenings to make their collection of over 40,000 moving images and over 10,000 stills available to the public. The collection documents the nation's history of film since the 1890s.
Address: 84 Taranaki Street Wellington New Zealand
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Cobblestones Regional Early Settlers Museum
Representing an historical town in the 1800s, Cobblestones is complete with stables, colonial cottage, corner store, hospital, church, school and more. Visitors can tour the cobblestone streets by horse drawn coach past a wishing well and an historic water wheel. Open daily from 9am to 4:30pm.
Address: 169 Main Street Greytown, Wairarapa New Zealand
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Located in an historic and grand building built in 1892, the Museum is a featured facility for preserving Wellington's social and maritime history. On three levels are eight galleries, each documenting a part of the city's past such as a display on the Wahine Disaster and Wellington a Century Ago. A gift shop is onsite and The Board Room, a majestic room within the museum, is available for private function hire. Open daily from 10am to 5:30pm weekdays, and from 10am to 6pm.
Address: The Bond Store, Queens Wharf Wellington New Zealand
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Once a family home built in 1858, the Colonial Cottage is now a museum that documents the family life in Wellington during that time. The home originally belonged to the Wallis family of twelve. Interesting displays show how settlers adapted to their new environment. A gift shop is also on site. Open daily.
Address: 68 Nairn Street, Mt Cook Wellington New Zealand
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Petone Settlers Museum
Focusing on the Lower Hutt Valley, the Petone Settlers Museum provides insight into the past of the area through stories, lectures, concerts and more. A living museum, the facility celebrates the area's cultural diversity. Open Tuesday through Sunday.
Address: The Esplanade Petone New Zealand
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Discover Porirua's spirit through the eclectic collection at Pataka. From historical arts and crafts to contemporary art from national and international artists, Pataka exists as a cultural Mecca. Changing exhibits keeps the collection fresh. There is a cafe onsite offering fresh foods beside a tranquil Japanese garden. Housed in a modern building, this is a must-see attraction.
Address: Cnr Norrie & Parumoana Street Porirua City New Zealand
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The nation's capital is home to this museum offering a comprehensive reflection of New Zealand's dynamic history. Contemporary and innovative, many of the displays are interactive such as Awesome Forces and Mountains to Sea. Permanent exhibition Mana Whenua explores the important Maori experience in New Zealand. There are many changing exhibitions adding to the dynamism of this museum. Tours are available. Open daily from 10am to 6pm, and on Thursdays from 10am to 9pm.
Address: Cable Street Wellington New Zealand
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This modern gallery displays a large collection of contemporary New Zealand art, craft and photography. Also a popular exhibition space, there are over twenty presented each year offering the work of an array of local, national and international artists in a variety of mediums. The museum, available for hire for special events, also hosts many activities from lectures to tours. There is a cafe onsite with a changing menu as exciting as the gallery surroundings. Open daily.
Address: 35 Laings Road Lower Hutt New Zealand
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