Puke Ariki is a combined museum and library at New Plymouth, New Zealand. It also includes a visitor information centre and cafe. It is the world's first purpose-built, fully integrated museum, library and visitor information centre. Puke Ariki won Creative New...

The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery is a contemporary art museum at New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. Govett-Brewster is recognised internationally for contemporary art, and has received many awards. In 2009, the gallery was honoured by the Arts Foundation of New...

Set against the background of Mount Egmont-Taranaki, this is the only Bowls Museum in the world and contains over 8000 exhibits of the game as played by the men and women in New Zealand. Bowls is the 3rd largest participation sport in New Zealand and is played world...

The Museum houses a vast array of agricultural machinery, printing machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment, maritime machinery and military equipment. A number of these items are in full working order and visitors are encouraged to use.

A modest pit-sawn colonial cottage built in 1855, the home of Sir Harry Atkinson, four times Premier of New Zealand. It is the only farm house to survive the war of 1860s.

Fun Ho! Toy Museum is a top visitor attraction, for 'children' young and old. We have slot cars, sandpit, Thomas the Tank Engine, theatrette and dioramas to entertain and enjoy. The museum has more than 3000 toys on display representing all Fun Ho! toys made only in...

Set in ten acres, and representative of a Taranaki Pioneer Village to 1940 complete with village green and lake. It comprises of 50 established buildings, furnished and filled out in the period. The Village Homestead features the only known example of a 'Kauri Bath...

The Percy Thomson Gallery is Stratford's public art gallery and was opened in June 2002. The gallery contains both exhibition areas and work areas for use by local artists and community art groups. The gallery provides an active programme of exhibitions and events...

The Elvis room in an adapted garage next to the owner's house contains thousands of rare and expensive recordings, souvenirs and memorabilia. There are approximately 4,000 recordings in this collection ­ 80 percent of which are imported - including LPs, EPs, 10 inch...

The Tawhiti Museum is a truly unique enterprise. The creation of artist Nigel Ogle, its attention to detail is simply stunning. Widely acclaimed as the best private museum in the country, the museum uses life size exhibits and scale models to present our heritage in...