Highlights Tour

DAILY AT 10.45AM, 12.45PM AND 2.15PM

Our expert guides take you through the galleries and describe some of our most important collections, taonga (treasures), objects and specimens with fascinating histories and stories.

You will explore our pre-eminent collection of Māori and Pacific material culture, our unique natural environment, and the conflicts that helped shape New Zealand into what it is today.

One of our greatest treasures is the building itself, one of New Zealand’s finest heritage buildings.  Learn about its architecture, significance and decorative elements.

Our guides are extensively trained and accredited by the Museum, and they volunteer to share their special knowledge and passion for the Museum and its collections with our visitors.

Tour times

Tours are available three times a day and last for one hour. To make it easier for you to explore your Museum we have bundled together your tour experience with general admission into a Kiwi Package and with general admission and the cultural performance into a Moa Package.

Tours leave from the Grand Foyer, please assemble by the Welcome Lounge.

Tickets can be purchased from the day at the ticket desks.

Kiwi Package Tour times

10.45am, 12.45pm, and 2.15pm

Moa Package Tour times

10.45am, 11am, 12pm, 12.45pm** and 1.30pm

**Only available November – March Booking information

Booking information

Book at ticket desks or +64 9 306 7048. A booking fee of $3 applies to each transaction.