Whether you’re a family looking for a new activity or an enthusiast looking to learn more, TATATM has plenty of interesting and interactive displays to explore.

• Operate a telephone exchange and manually transfer calls
• Experience early radio and recording techniques
• Follow the evolution of computers and communications technologies
• Play cashiers with vacuum and wire monetary transfers across the museum
  

• Study the huge scale model of Taranaki’s gas-to-methanol plant
• Understand the development of Port Taranaki
• Try your hand at hot-lead typesetting and press printing
• Re-live much of our agricultural heritage – from threshing machines to milk pumps.

A roadside museum on the southern outskirts of New Plymouth, TATATM houses a vast array of hands on exhibits, many of which are in full working order:

Corner State Highway 3 South and Kent Road, 
Opposite Lake Mangamahoe
13 Kent Road, New Plymouth 4371

Opening Hours

10am to 4pm
Saturdays and Sundays, School & Public Holidays
Other times/days upon request
Wheelchair accessible

Entry

Adults $7.00
Children (under 15) $2.00
Family $16.00 (two adults and small children)
Discount for groups