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Heirloom Boxes
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandCelebrate your whānau and heritage by making and decorating an heirloom box using Te Manawa's huge supply of crafting materials.
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School Holidays
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandWelcome to the School Holidays at Te Manawa! For an overview of our activity programme, click here. To see the programme on our calendar, click here.
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K’nex Challenge
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandDig into Te Manawa's huge K'nex collection and build your way around some tricky engineering problems.
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Codebreakers: Women in Games
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandDid you know that almost 50% of gamers are women? Though they still comprise less than 10% of the industry, the contribution of women is enormous. Press play at Codebreakers: Women in Games, a free exhibition that transforms our upstairs gallery into an immersive and interactive game zone. Grab a controller and play an array...
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Water Room
Water Room
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandHead to our Water Room on Wednesday mornings for some cool liquid activities.
Free
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Robotics
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandThe future is at your fingertips with our VexIQ robots. Build them and send them out to tackle our obstacle course and each other! Suitable for ages 8+ Book by emailing frontdesk@temanawa.co.nz or calling 0800-4-A-MUSEUM. (Payment is required to confirm booking)
$32
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Take Flight
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandTry folding different paper plane designs and send them on a test flight from our foyer bridge!
Free
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The Secret Life of Fish
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandMeet the native fish in our aquarium up close, give them something to eat, and learn more about their life and environment.
Free
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Te Manawa Science Night
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandMake your midwinter come alive with a night of science at Te Manawa! Dr Rafea Naffa and his Fonterra science team will turn their trademark high-energy talents to teaching you how to make gloopy fluorescent worms. Our science educators will be making snow, and showing you the stars with our stellarium. Learn more about your...
$5
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Codebreakers: Virtual Reality
Codebreakers: Virtual Reality
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandStep into another world with one of our virtual reality experiences!
$5
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Codebreakers: Virtual Reality
Codebreakers: Virtual Reality
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandStep into another world with one of our virtual reality experiences!
$5
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Teddy Bears’ Picnic
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandIf you go down to the museum today you'd better be ready for cool bear activities. We'll have a picnic too, so don't forget to bring your lunch!
Free
kōrero mai
get in touch
Phone: +64 (06) 355-5000
0800-4-A-MUSEUM
Te Manawa Museum
326 Main Street
Private Bag 11055
Palmerston North, 4442
Aotearoa New Zealand
haere mai
visit us
HOURS:
Tues – Sun: 10am – 5.00pm
(Opens 1pm Anzac Day. Closed Good Friday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Open Mondays during School Holidays)
Free general entry.
Donations appreciated
Charges may apply to some exhibitions/programmes.
