It's TECH WEEK! Tech Week is a nationwide event celebrating New Zealand innovation and because technology is literally in our name, we are getting involved! Check out our technology collection highlights below and keep an eye out for our Tech Week badge: collection.motat.nz/highlights/tec…

Today marks 80 years since the No. 617 Squadron Royal Air Force carried out the Dambusters Raid, a daring raid on Ruhr Dams intended to shorten WW2. You can read more about this incredible story and the significant items MOTAT has in its collection here: motat.nz/collections-an…

Happy International Museum Day from the MOTAT team! We're proud to deliver educational and engaging experiences for our wider community and our friends at Auckland Museum, New Zealand Maritime Museum and Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. We look forward to seeing you again at MOTAT very soon!

Join us this Sunday for Live Day: Steam! Our workshop team has been busy getting some of our collection pieces ready for display. On-site will be Steam tram No. 100, built in 1891, and Locomotive F 180, "Meg Merrilies", built in 1874, plus many more! motat.nz/events/live-da…"

Are you a teacher or tech educator interested in the latest in future tech, AI, robotics & more? Don't miss this opportunity. Only 20 places available! Dr. Ball will be at World of Drones and robotics Congress thanks to @Auckland_NZ #teched #futuretech eventbrite.co.nz/e/tech-educato…

Rounding out Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa NZ Music Month 2023 with some of our favourite music-related pieces in the MOTAT Collection.  Did anyone have a Radiogram in the house growing up?  See more on our website here: collection.motat.nz/highlights/nzm…

Who remembers when the MOTAT tuck shop looked like this? A reminder the MOTAT Food Truck Round Up starts tonight - more info: motat.nz/events/food-tr… 📸 1975. MOTAT's cafeteria : outside counter, 02-2219. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT)

Did you know a bus service used to operate scenic tours on Rangitoto Island? More info: motat.nz/collections-an… 📸 Courtesy of NZ Herald Archive. 1965. White Bus on barge from Rangitoto Island. 05-2247, Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

Have you ever thought about the evolution of the powerful phone in your pocket? Learn more about the history of how we communicate this Sunday at Live Day: Communication motat.nz/collections-an…

Since our inception, MOTAT has been proud to hold objects in our collection associated with decorated Air Commander Sir Keith Park. Learn more: motat.nz/collections-an…

We recently had a special delivery in the form of a Sikorsky S-76A “Juliet”, generously donated by the team at Northland Emergency Services Trust. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/X0zyPkGdzs4 via YouTube

Happy Pāngarau Wiki/Maths Week! Would you trust this machine with your money? Used to keep track of ticket sales and bets, these machines, known as Totalisators, were essential to keeping things running smoothly at the racecourse. More info: collection.motat.nz/objects/1392/t…

#inthenews MOTAT and Scion are going full steam ahead with plans to run steam tram no.100 on biofuel this weekend. Find out when you can ride the tram at tinyurl.com/yck63v2k #biofuel #carbonfootprint #wood #circulareconomy #fossilfuels #research #innovation

This medallion was presented by students from Avondale School to a tramway motorman in 1904 as a thank you after the motorman rescued a pupil after she ran in front of a moving tram car. Learn more about the collection at Live Day: Travel by Tram! motat.nz/events/live-da…

Squish! Bang! Splat! bit.ly/47ybWQv 10AM - 4PM Sunday 3 September Prepare to get slippy, sloppy and silly 😀 MOTAT is back with a range of playful and creative activities planned. #funscience #STEMeducation #Auckland

Our team of motormen and conductors looking sharp in their uniforms yesterday at our Live Day: Travel by Tram event 🚋 If you missed out don't fret, you can still join the incredible crew aboard the trams at MOTAT every day between 10am-4pm and the Dockline Tram every Sunday!

Missed the MOTAT live tram day? Find out how it went in this video. Scion-developed briquettes made from wood waste were used to power steam tram 100 for the day on Sunday. #Forestry may hold solutions to creating clean and renewable #energy. #sustainability #biofuel

We were honoured to host Dick & Pip Smith in our Blister Hangar earlier this week to visit the Sikorsky S-76A helicopter they circumnavigated the world in. Watch the video to hear more about Dick & Pips adventures in the Sikorsky: nzherald.co.nz/.../TFQCSYQ3RF…

July 1957, Tram No. 248 stuck in a ditch on the way up to be preserved in Matakohe, Te Tai Tokerau, following the closure of the Auckland tramway system. Learn more about the Auckland system, No. 248 and how it came to MOTAT here: motat.nz/collections-an…