Auckland Museum
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Auckland Museum is the kind of place that takes you by surprise. The building itself is stunning, and inside you've got Maori and Pacific collections that some travellers reckon sit alongside or even above what you'll find at Te Papa. The natural history section is a highlight too, particularly the New Zealand birds. Military history, volcanic geology, the lot. It's genuinely broad.
The price trips people up a bit, and it's fair to flag that. Locals get in free, but visitors pay around $25-30. That said, the consistent view across hundreds of travellers is that it earns its keep. Give yourself a proper half day at minimum. People regularly note that a full day still isn't enough to cover everything.
If the Maori cultural show is running during your visit, it's worth checking whether it's included or costs extra before you commit. The main collection is the real drawcard anyway.
Promo code RANKERS gets you 10% off, which takes a little of the sting out of the entry price. Helps keep us going too.
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Auckland MuseumCommercial organisation |
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North Island ▷ Auckland Region ▷ Auckland |
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Open 10AM - 5PM on weekdays and 9AM - 5PM on weekends and public holidays. Open late every Tuesday evening until 8.30PM. The Māori Cultural Experience runs at 11AM & 1.30PM daily. The Incredible Rooftop Tour is at 10.15AM daily and 6PM on Twilight Tuesdays (limited season 26 Dec 2025 - 31 Mar 2026). Gallery Highlights Tours are at 10.45AM, 12.45PM & 2.15PM daily. Mandarin Tours are daily at 11.30AM. |
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A good sample of native/Maori art pieces.
Gerardo Furtado -
Good possibility to see NZ history and culture.
Wolfgang and Christine -
interesting
Marcio Moretti -
Too much to see for 1 day really.
Terneal King -
I love this building.
sasssy
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Magnificent multi subject museum in a magnificent building.
Beautiful Maori artefacts, great natural history and useful information on the military history of New Zealand.
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I loved the natural history portion, particularly the exhibits on New Zealand's birds.
Price was a little steep at $25 for foreigners.
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Very interesting exhibit on Maori and Pacific Island culture.
Only improvement would be less resource devoted to toys from the 1980s - I do not need a museum for that.
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It was very informative and well structured.
If you want to learn new things about Maori Culture - this is the place to go!
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Nice, informative museum - not boring like many others.
Therefore, attractive for young people.
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$25 entrance fee is quite expensive, if you can choose to go to Te Papa in Wellington, which is a lot better.
OK activity for a rainy day in Auckland. It is not very interesting.
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Interesting exhibits, but a lot of them in bad condition.
A positive was the Maori dancing. A negative that it is expensive, we found the same exhibits in Wellington for free.
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Very diversified, interesting and structured museum.
Attractive layout and design of the shown topics. Multimedia equipment was great as was the do it yourself stuff. Expensive.
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Very interesting experience and probably worth the money.
Hugely informative for someone who may not necessarily be aware of New Zealand's role in WW2.
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Pretty expensive but if you want to learn more about New Zealand's history and the Maori Culture, then you have to go there.
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Very nice exhibition regarding Maori Culture!
We liked especially the audio/video podcast.
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Magnificent multi subject museum in a magnificent building.
Beautiful Maori artefacts, great natural history and useful information on the military history of New Zealand.
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$25 entrance fee is quite expensive, if you can choose to go to Te Papa in Wellington, which is a lot better.
OK activity for a rainy day in Auckland. It is not very interesting.
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Interesting exhibits, but a lot of them in bad condition.
A positive was the Maori dancing. A negative that it is expensive, we found the same exhibits in Wellington for free.
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I loved the natural history portion, particularly the exhibits on New Zealand's birds.
Price was a little steep at $25 for foreigners.
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Very interesting exhibit on Maori and Pacific Island culture.
Only improvement would be less resource devoted to toys from the 1980s - I do not need a museum for that.
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Pretty expensive but if you want to learn more about New Zealand's history and the Maori Culture, then you have to go there.
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Nice, informative museum - not boring like many others.
Therefore, attractive for young people.
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It was very informative and well structured.
If you want to learn new things about Maori Culture - this is the place to go!
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Very diversified, interesting and structured museum.
Attractive layout and design of the shown topics. Multimedia equipment was great as was the do it yourself stuff. Expensive.
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Very interesting experience and probably worth the money.
Hugely informative for someone who may not necessarily be aware of New Zealand's role in WW2.
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Very nice exhibition regarding Maori Culture!
We liked especially the audio/video podcast.
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Lots of war history, but there was not that many wars.
By Maori exhibition, really interesting, maybe better than Te Papa.
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The 75 year Air New Zealand special exhibition is very good.
Sadly, the rest is not that good, and it costs money to enter for non-Aucklanders.