Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand
Open every day 10am-6pm
(except Christmas Day)
Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand
With this exhibition, Te Papa marks the first national commemoration of the New Zealand Wars – Rā Maumahara, or Remembrance Day, 28 October 2017.
Mā tēnei whakaaturanga, ka tohua e Te Papa i te rā whakamaumaharatanga tuatahi ā-motu i ngā Pakanga o Niu Tireni – Rā Maumahara, 28 o Oketopa 2017.
27 Oct 2017 – 19 Aug 2018
Level 3
Free entry
Parental guidance recommended
20 minutes
In the 1860s and early 70s, Māori and colonial forces clashed in a series of brutal conflicts across the central North Island. Tensions over land had been growing for 20 years, as numbers of British settlers soared.
Māori staunchly defended their lands and authority, but thousands were killed. The conflicts displaced and impoverished Māori for generations.
This exhibition explores the most explosive and sustained period of conflict in the New Zealand Wars: 1860–72.
Header image
William Strutt, View of Mt Egmont, Taranaki, New Zealand, taken from New Plymouth, with Maoris driving off settlers’ cattle, 1861, oil on canvas. Te Papa (2015-0042-1)
Explore the land, people, and stories of Rongowhakaata, an iwi whose unique art reflects their innate creativity, rich history, and innovative spirit.
Closed
29 Sep 2017 – 3 Feb 2022
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
Gifted to Northland chief Pūmuka by James Busby in 1834, Pūmuka’s flag was present at the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, and is a national treasure. Find out more about this important taonga and the conservation process to allow it to be displayed safely.
Mana Whenua takes you on a stirring journey that explores and celebrates Māori as tangata whenua (the indigenous people) of Aotearoa New Zealand.
On now
Permanent exhibition
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
Remarkable stories of people who migrated to New Zealand over the last 200 years.
On now
Long-term exhibition
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
