The museum is closed due to road works and maintenance.
We will be reopening on the 26th October 2024. We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused.
Taranaki Aviation Technology and Transport Museum
TATATM preserves Taranaki’s past for the enjoyment of future generations.
Explore the life and times of early Taranaki technologies
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.
Full of great things from the past
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:
- Aircraft - Harvard
- Brewster Collection pieces
- Cars & Trucks
- Cinematographic
- Domestic/household items
- Farm Machinery
- Fire Engine & Tender
- Models of Motunui construction
- Post Office
- Printing Industry Machinery
- Radios of all kinds
- Telephones - Working Exchanges
- Lamson Wire Carrier System
Visit TATATM
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
