• Rotorua Museum Art Awards returns in 2026

    Tuesday, 28 October 2025

    Rotorua Museum, in association with Friends of Rotorua Museum, is delighted to announce the return of the Rotorua Museum Art Awards early next year, after a break of seven years. Bay of Plenty artists have until 12 January 2026 to enter and be in with a chance to win from…

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  • Honouring tūpuna – The search for photos of B Company 28th Māori Battalion Soldiers

    Wednesday, 16 April 2025

    Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa is searching for photos of B Company 28th Māori Battalion soldiers for a special exhibition that will be housed within the Museum when it reopens. If whānau and friends have photos of any of B Company members, particularly in their uniform and…

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  • Karakia for Rotorua Museum

    Tuesday, 2 July 2024

    Today marked an important milestone for the Rotorua Museum project, with a Karakia to commence construction and the handover of the site to Watts & Hughes Construction. Kingi Biddle and Leo Rika carried out the Mihi and Karakia alongside representatives from Ngāati Whakaue, as mana whenua, Te Pūkenga Koeke o…

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  • $400,000 NZCT Grant Boosts Rotorua Museum Restoration

    Wednesday, 19 June 2024

    New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has awarded Rotorua Lakes Council a multi-year grant of $400,000, to be spread over this and the next three years, to aid in the strengthening, restoration, and redevelopment of the iconic Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa. The landmark Category 1 Bath House…

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  • Construction work on Rotorua Museum to get underway in June

    Tuesday, 30 April 2024

    Construction on Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa will start in June this year following confirmation of the final piece of project funding. On 15 April, Central Government agreed to an additional $5million grant from the Provincial Growth Fund through Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit…

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  • Kereama Wright shares his whakaaro and aspirations for the future of our Whare Taonga

    Friday, 19 January 2024

    ”Tēnā koutou Te Arawa iwi, Te Arawa tāngata, Te Arawa māngai nui ūpoko tūtakitaki.” Last year Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa had a great kōrero with Kereama Wright (Te Arawa, Ngā Ruahinerangi) to find out more about his whakaaro and aspirations for the future of our Whare…

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  • Rotorua Trust continues generous support of Rotorua Museum project

    Wednesday, 6 December 2023

    Rotorua Trust is announces an additional $5 million added to the grant for the Museum project.

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  • Museum Service Update – November 2023

    Wednesday, 1 November 2023

    With the Museum redevelopment now confirmed, the Museum team is focused on reopening the Museum as soon as possible. As a result, many of our Museum team resources are now redirected into researching and developing the new exhibitions, and preparing the required collection items for display. The services currently available…

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  • Council is seeking tenders for the construction phase of Rotorua Museum

    Wednesday, 25 October 2023

    Council is seeking tenders from potential contractors for the construction phase of the restoration of Rotorua Museum.

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  • Establishment of a building governance group

    Tuesday, 19 September 2023

    The Infrastructure and Environment Committee gave its support for the establishment of a building governance group to support the construction phase for Rotorua Museum.

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