New Zealand Maritime Museum

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New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui Te Ananui A Tangaroa
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New Zealand Maritime Museum
New Zealand Maritime Museum
General information
TypeMuseum, maritime history
LocationAuckland, New Zealand
AddressCorner Quay Street and Hobson Street
Inaugurated1993
Owner Auckland Unlimited, Auckland Council (indirectly through Auckland Unlimited)
Website
https://www.maritimemuseum.co.nz/

The New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui Te Ananui A Tangaroa is a maritime museum in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located on Hobson Wharf, adjacent to the Viaduct Harbour in central Auckland. It houses exhibitions spanning New Zealand's maritime history, from the first Polynesian explorers and settlers to modern day triumphs at the America's Cup. Its Maori name is 'Te Huiteanaui-A-Tangaroa' – holder of the treasures of Tangaroa (the Sea God).

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History

The museum's founding director was Rodney Wilson, who from 1989 led fundraising efforts to establish the museum, which opened in 1993, the year the America's Cup regatta was held in Auckland. [1] [2] The cost was estimated at NZ$11.1 million. [3] The entrance of the museum incorporates the Launchman's Building, a structure built in 1920 which formerly housed a number of small boating companies. [4] Many of the early maritime collections were long-term loans from Auckland War Memorial Museum. [5]

The old Launchman's Building (Launch Offices) gained a Category II listing from Heritage New Zealand in 1981. [6]

Collections

The museum cares for a number of collections and permanent exhibitions (as of 2006): [7]

Seaworthy ships

In addition to a number of reconstructed or preserved ships in the building itself, the museum also owns a number of vessels that are normally berthed outside of the museum: [7]

Some personnel from the Royal New Zealand Navy are also at times seconded to the museum to assist with maintenance of the ships and exhibition objects. [10]

Extension

A NZ$8 million extension to the northern end of the museum was built in the late 2000s to house a permanent exhibition, Blue Water, Black Magic, about Sir Peter Blake. It includes the original NZL 32 (Black Magic). [11] [12]

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References

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  2. "A Tribute to: T.L.Rodney Wilson CNZM". New Zealand Maritime Museum. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  3. "From New Zealand - Auckland Maritime Museum". Newsletter of the Society for Nautical Research (10): 9. May 1993.
  4. Cameron, Ewen; Hayward, Bruce; Murdoch, Graeme (2008). A Field Guide to Auckland: Exploring the Region's Natural and Historical Heritage (Revised ed.). Random House New Zealand. p. 202. ISBN   978-1-86962-1513.
  5. "Auckland War Memorial Museum News Number 26" (PDF). Museum Quarterly. 26. Auckland: Auckland War Memorial Museum. 1 July 1986. ISSN   0111-2252. Wikidata   Q115749483.
  6. "Launch Offices". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  7. 1 2 Collections Archived 6 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine (from the Museum website, dynamic website links)
  8. "Steam crane makes way for Hobson wharf improvements". scoop. scoop. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  9. "Aotearoa One". New Zealand Maritime Museum. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  10. Helping out at the New Zealand National Maritime Museum(from the Royal New Zealand Navy website. Retrieved 6 December 2007.) Archived 13 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  11. Trevett, Claire (2 December 2006). "Peter Blake remembered: Raising a glass to fallen sailing hero". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  12. "A Tribute to Sir Peter Blake", maritimemuseum.co.nz

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