Aotea Utanganui - Museum of South Taranaki

19/11/2025

An item from our collection which is currently on display at Whanganui Museum.

Visit Whanganui Regional Museum to learn how polio affected this region.

22/10/2025

Please note that we will be closed on Monday, 27 October for Labour Day.

03/10/2025

The much anticipated Patea Freezing Works book written and researched by Russ Standing is now available at the museum! It is 424 pages. "The Works" Hard Cover is $85 and Soft Cover is $65.

27/08/2025

We are down to our last printed copies of this wonderful book so get in quick if you would like one! $40 at the museum. Whenuakura School and District have their 150th Anniversary in 2027.

22/08/2025

The Perth Museum in Scotland and London's British Museum just restored what is believed to be the only surviving complete example of a kahu kākāpō, a traditional Māori cloak made from the feathers of a flightless parrot native to New Zealand. Kākāpō became critically endangered as settlers hunted the birds for their meat and introduced predators like cats, dogs, and stoats to the islands. The cloak was likely created from the parrots' feathers in the early 19th century and worn by individuals of high status for ceremonial purposes. It was donated to what is now the Perth Museum in 1842, and now restorers have spent more than 100 hours using scalpels and magnifying glasses to return the kahu kākāpō to its former glory.

24/07/2025

If you don't know already here is our website, which contains lots of interesting information,research links etc. Also new to our website is a donate option if you feel so inclined 😀

The Museum of South Taranaki

18/07/2025

Press, 15 August 1985

09/07/2025

Streaming now | From visionary director Katie Wolfe comes an unflinching documentary of a forgotten history retold from every side.

▶️ Watch The Haka Party Incident: www.rnz.co.nz/video

08/07/2025

A new project backed by film-maker Sir Peter Jackson aims to bring the extinct South Island giant moa back to life in less than eight years.

Using advanced genetic engineering, iwi Ngāi Tahu, Canterbury Museum, and US biotech firm Colossal Biosciences plan to extract DNA from preserved moa remains to recreate the towering flightless bird.

Moa hatchlings could be a reality within a decade, says the company behind the project.