Meet Syd Martin and learn his connection to the Bath House Building

Friday, 18 October 2024

Meet Syd! Earlier this year Sydney Martin was visiting Rotorua and reached out to the Museum project team about his very special connection with the Bath House building! Let us tell you about it… Born in Whakatane before moving with his family to Rotorua when we was in primary school,…

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Private Tour for Competition Winner

Friday, 11 October 2024

Back in August we ran a competition to guess the length of scaffolding steel used on the North Wing. Mateo Peni guessed 28km and the actual amount was 27.77km Last week Mateo went on his private tour inside the Museum to see what has happened so far, whats happening next…

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MUSEUM PROJECT UPDATE: October – December 2024

Monday, 7 October 2024

What’s happening over the next three months? ⚙ The North Wing (zones 4, 5 and 6 ) is fully scaffolded and wrapped, and work is progressing to get the scaffolding up in zone 2 so that the main central section (zone 3) can be scaffolded and wrapped. The North Wing…

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Museum gets warm roofing system

Thursday, 3 October 2024

Check out this video of Brent Withers (DPA Architects) and Bevan Wansbrough (Watts & Hughes Construction) and learn more about what is happening on the Museum roof!

Wrapped and Recyclable – North Wing

Thursday, 19 September 2024

The North Wing of Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa is now fully scaffolded and wrapped We expect this side of the building to be covered for approximately one year to allow for installation of warm roofing system, tiling and exterior maintenance. Did you know? The canvas on…

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Award winning rangatahi scientists visit the inspiration for their experiment

Wednesday, 28 August 2024

Earlier this year, aspiring young Rotorua scientists fromTe Rangihakahaka Centre for Science and Technology won the Supreme Overall Award at Te Tūkohu Ngāwhā Mātauranga Māori Science and Design Fair, from more than 100 entries. Their winning project investigated the feasibility of sound travelling from Mokoia Island, over Lake Rotorua, and…

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North Wing scaffold goes up

Friday, 2 August 2024

Scaffolding is going up on the North Wing!! Because of the differing ground levels and unique shape of the building this does take a while – approx 1 month – but the team are making great strides now! We expect the scaffolding to remain up on this section of the…

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MUSEUM PROJECT UPDATE: August – September 2024

It is an exciting time as we have scaffolding going up all over zones 4, 5 and 6 (the North Wing)! It is going to take a month or so due to the size of the building and all its sticky-outy bits! The turrets and viewing platforms will be removed…

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Wānanga 5 – Archival with Vicki-Anne Heikell

Wednesday, 31 July 2024

The final Taonga Care Wānanga took place towards the end of July 2024 and looked at the practical steps whānau and iwi can take in the care, handling, storage and display of archival collections. This wānanga, organised in collaboration with Te Papa Tongarewa, National Services Te Paerangi, was held at…

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Wānanga 4 – Hard materials with Rose Evans

Tuesday, 30 July 2024

The fourth in our Taonga Care Wānanga series looked at preventative conservation and what to consider when storing and caring for taonga, made from stone, bone, wood, metal or resin. This wānanga, organised in collaboration with Te Papa Tongarewa, National Services Te Paerangi, was held at Para Te Hoata marae…

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