The museum’s dome had an exhibit listing all the names of the dead in New Zealand’s conflicts. They also had a rebuilt kamikaze airplane which was captured and not placed into service. The actual surviving Japanese pilot who was intended to fly the suicide mission...More

We were on the hop on hop off bus and this was one of the stops so we took a couple of hours and checked it out. It was incredible, From the history of the Maori's and and incredible collection of old intricate carvings, I...More

Great museum for all ages! The kids area allows kids to interact and touch things The best for us was Maori Performance! Must see!

If you want to know about history of Auckland, particularly the natural history and Maori culture, this is the place you must come. Don’t forget to check the time schedule of Maori culture show.

The name of this museum is misleading. It includes 1) Live performances by the Maori people of native dances 2) displays of Maori war canoes, Maori buildings & Wildlife of New Zealand, 3) actual British Spitfire planes, 4) actual Japanese Zero fighters 5) exhibits of...More

Dropped by the museum while on the Explorer Bus (hop on hop off). Large variety of topics from volcanoes to Maori history. We spent about 2.5 hours visiting and could have spent more time.