The Museum tells the story of New Zealand, its place in the Pacific and its people.

The Museum is a war memorial for the province of Auckland and holds one of New Zealand's top three heritage libraries. It has pre-eminent Māori and Pacific collections, significant natural history resources and major social and military history collections, as well as decorative arts and pictorial collections.

Draft Annual Plan 2025/26

Draft Annual Plan 2025/26

As one of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s most beloved civic institutions, Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum actively contributes to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s social, economic, environmental and cultural wellbeing in a multitude of different ways.

Click through to read the Draft Annual Plan for FY 2025/26.

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Strategic direction

The Path to 2029

Strategic direction

We are delighted to share our new five-year strategic direction, which takes us to the centenary of our time on Pukekawa Auckland Domain.

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Governance

Governance

Tāmaki Paenga Hira is Auckland’s War Memorial Museum, home to an ongoing remembrance of New Zealand’s service personnel. The Museum is also New Zealand’s oldest research institution, actively contributing to societal and environmental understanding, with an international benchmark-setting focus on indigenous knowledge. 

Click through to explore the Museum's governance, annual plans and reports, and more. 

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Executive Team

Executive Team

Find out about the people who provide strategic leadership to Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum. 

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Rainbow Tick

 

In September 2018, Auckland Museum received accreditation into the Rainbow Tick programme. 

We’re proud to be the first Rainbow Tick certified Museum and cultural institution nationally.

The Rainbow Tick is an external audit and quality improvement programme designed to help an organisation to be a safe, welcoming and inclusive place for people of diverse gender identity and sexual orientation.
 

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