A recent seismic assessment has revealed an area of the Museum falls below the new building standards, and this has led to that area being deemed an earthquake-prone building.

As a result, we have decided to close that section of the Museum, which contains our WWI and WWII galleries as a precaution to allow time for the Museum and its engineers to identify remedial solutions.

The safety and welfare of our visitors and staff are at the centre of this decision. We appreciate your patience as we work through what is required to enable us to fully reopen all of our facilities.

In the meantime, we are still open and fully committed to continuing to share the history of the New Zealand Army Ngāti Tūmatauenga.