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Richmond Cottage Closed
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NEW! Toi Whakairo: The art of telling stories through carving
NEW! Tukutuku: The lattice panels
NEW! Hunters and Gatherers: Practitioners of their time
NEW! Back of House Tour with our Curators
Tailored learning and research for senior high school 2025
Libraries and Museum-based learning programmes
Tangata Whenua – People of the Land
The Cutting Edge: stone to steel tools in the 1800s (year 4 & up)
Fight or Flight: The race to save our endangered species
Sea Change
Taranaki Wars Fieldtrip
Supporting your school’s marae visit
Children's Library Lesson
Whare Kahurangi Virtual Tour - online lesson
Be a Backyard Hero - online lesson
Puke Ariki Library, 1 Ariki St, New Plymouth, 4310
Bell Block Library and Service Centre, 188 Parklands Ave, Bell Block, New Plymouth, 4312
Ōākura Library, 16 Donnelly Street, Ōākura, New Plymouth, 4314
Inglewood Library and Service Centre, 46 Rata Street, Inglewood, 4330
Be captivated by the exhibition Te Kitenga o Hina as it shares the sacred seasons of Aotearoa: Takurua (Winter), Kōanga (Spring), Raumati (Summer), and Ngahuru (Autumn).
Mā wai kē atu takes us on a spiritual and visual journey, layering together the creative work of rangatahi from Ōpunake High School, Waitara High School and Te Kura o Ngaruahinera.
Explore the way of life for the original Māori inhabitants of Taranaki.
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