Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Since 1969, 61 years after the 1908 opening of the building, Rotorua’s Bath House has been home to the Rotorua museum, Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa. As well as displays on tribal and local history, and on the Tarawera eruption of 1886, visitors can see how ...
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Hamilton
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
The growing North Island city of Hamilton, built astride the Waikato River, has pushed Dunedin, one of the country’s traditional four main centres, into fifth place in terms of population.
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Beach cottage
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Butterflies, purple-painted wheels and a black swan add interest to this Waitarere bach.
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Te Teko Hotel, 2005
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
More than 125 years later, a hotel still stands at Te Teko. Its history is depicted on a sign near the road. Mt Edgecumbe (Pūtauaki) can be seen in the background.
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Waitūkei sculpture, Rotorua
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
These magnificent bronze sculptures by Rotorua artist Lyonel Grant were completed in 2001, and stand in Government Gardens. The two figures, one male, one female, were inspired by the mixing of Māori and European cultures in Rotorua.
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Faux heritage?
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Greytown is celebrated for the Victorian-era wooden buildings that line its main street. However, some are not what they seem. The former Bank of New Zealand (far left) is close to its original appearance – but the middle structure has a new frontage, ...
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
The Strand, Whakatāne
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Whakatāne, one of the sunniest and warmest towns in New Zealand, has a relaxed, near-subtropical feel. The rock face behind the bus shelter is Pōhaturoa. It has long been tapu (sacred) to
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Te Manawa
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Te Manawa was formed in 2000 with the amalgamation of Manawatū’s museum, science centre and art gallery. This bronze sculpture by Paul Dibble, ‘Pacific Monarch’, was made in 1992.
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Aigantighe Art Gallery
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Timaru’s Aigantighe Art Gallery is the South Island’s third largest art museum. It features a garden with sculptures by New Zealand, Japanese and African artists.
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Pōhaturoa
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Pōhaturoa, a rock in the centre of Whakatāne, is now a memorial to those who fell in the First World War. But long before this the rock was a sacred place for Ngāti Awa. In its tunnel (once a cave) young warriors were tattooed, and in the nearby Waiewe ...
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Recycling
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
In 1995, New Zealanders buried over three million tonnes of rubbish in landfills. As organic waste begins to break down it releases methane. Scientists have estimated that 36% of human-generated methane is released from landfills in this way. The methane is...
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
The Mataatua
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
This canopy protects a replica of the Mataatua canoe, one of the ancestral vessels that voyaged from Hawaiki. It rests on the Whakatāne waterfront close to the Wairaka marae, with its ...
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Tauhara
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
The volcanic peak of Tauhara, seen from Crown Park in Taupō, rises 700 metres above the surrounding terrain. From the summit of Tauhara, there is a view over the whole Volcanic Plateau.
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Harbour bridge, Tauranga
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
After much debate and a long construction period, a road bridge linking Tauranga and the town of Mt Maunganui was opened in 1988. The next year, city and town were amalgamated.
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Antonio Cacace
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
More recent immigrants have catered to New Zealanders’ enthusiasm for Italian food, especially in Auckland. In the 1980s a stretch of boutique restaurants brought a touch of Italy to Parnell. Chefs sometimes adapted their regional cuisines to produce a...
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
The Elms
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
The Elms is Tauranga’s most historic house. It was completed in 1847 on land bought for the Church Missionary Society by Alfred Brown in 1839. It is now a historic site open to the public.
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Roadside sign
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
More kiwifruit is grown around Te Puke than anywhere else in New Zealand, although this lead is closing. This giant billboard stands outside Kiwi360, a working kiwifruit orchard and horticultural theme park that is a major tourist attraction.
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Mt Maunganui
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
This view of Mt Maunganui, also known as Mauao, is from Ōtumoetai. The 252-metre peak is visible from the Kaimai Range, and as far along the coast as Whakatāne.
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Mangroves near Paihia
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Many of Northland’s estuaries contain extensive mangrove forests, which are expanding in some places. This area of mangroves is on the coast near Paihia. Although some people regard them as a potential pest, it is widely agreed that mangroves provide a ...
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Carved wall post of Taraia and Te Huki
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
The upper figure of this wall post depicts Taraia, who established the tribe of Ngāti Kahungunu at Hawke’s Bay. The lower figure is Te Huki, a direct descendant of Kahungunu and Rongomaiwahine. The post is in Te Whare-o-te-Rangi at Te Aute College, south...
Ministry for Culture and HeritageA National Digital Forum initiative hosted by the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa
