The introduction of (some) European sports to Aotearoa New Zealand: Part 2
Tennis, football, and netball.
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Sports Health
The introduction of (some) European sports to Aotearoa New Zealand: Part 1
Cycling, cricket, and rugby union.
Sports Health
Women in sport - a photographic exhibition
An exhibition of women participating in our country's national pastime of sport through a selection of black and white photographs.
Our Stories
Frederick Watson
Community doctor, public health advocate, award winning Jersey cow breeder.
Our Stories
Taihape Hospital at Christmas
Some historic moments of the communities around Taihape coming together at Christmas to support patients in hospital.
Your Place
Wairoa Museum
Self-described as 'a museum without walls', a living entity linking people, history and place.
Your Place
The Elms | Te Papa Tauranga
A pā, a mission station, and a legacy to the people of Tauranga.
Your Place
Te Aroha & District Museum
When you’re in Te Aroha, treat yourself a bottle of Lemon and Te Aroha (a drink that predates Lemon & Paeroa)!
Your Place
Firth Tower Museum: more to see than just the tower
Firth Tower Museum is a great place to explore and has a lot of activities to keep the kids engaged.
Your Place
A visit to Whangārei Medical Museum
Open Wednesdays, the museum is part of the Kiwi North Heritage Park.
Climate & Health
Strikes over climate becoming part of museum collections
How climate strikes are leaving their mark on the collection at our national museum.
Your Place
Te Rau Aroha Museum of the Price of Citizenship
How medical histories interweave into an exhibition about commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi and military service.
Your Place
Papakura Museum - go and visit, Auckland!
How filling time between flights has convinced a curator why everyone in Papakura should visit this museum.
Your Place
Founders Heritage Park - a must do on your next visit to Nelson
A recent visit made a curator wish she had longer in Nelson.
Sound & Vision
Photo Gallery: Captain Harding Leaf's first aid kit
Explore the contents of Captain Leaf's first aid kit.
Your Place
Bulls Museum: an unbelieva-bull hidden medical collection
A museum hidden in a town filled with bovine-related puns, Bulls Museum is worth a visit.
Your Place
Visiting Taihape Museum
Read why a visit to Taihape Museum should be on everyone's to-do list.
Your Place
Palmerston North's David Warnock Medical Museum
A last (and first) visit to Palmerston North's David Warnock Medical Museum before it closes its current doors.
Your Place
Reflections at Waikato Health Memorabilia Trust
A glimpse at the history of the Waikato DHB through the eyes of a curator.
Your Place
The Death Ship: A Fateful Voyage - reflections on a visit to the National Army Museum Te Mata Toa
A blog about the exhibition The Death Ship and a curator's visit to the Army Museum.
Climate & Health
Future Now
Watch Simon Kofe speak about the creation of a digital Tuvalu in his keynote at Whanake\Evolve, National Digital Forum 2023.
Your Place
Medical stories from the Western Bay of Plenty
Explore some of the medical stories from the Western Bay of Plenty.
Your Place
Medical stories from Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga
Explore some of the medical stories from our earliest missions.
Your Place
Dannevirke's Gallery of History is true to its name
A small museum run by a great team which is a must-see the next time you're in Dannevirke.
Your Place
Ōpōtiki Museum (is actually two museums!)
A pair of museums that runs almost the length of a block of shops.
Our Stories
The medical kit of Captain Harding Leaf of the 28 (Māori) Battalion
Explore the contents of a first aid kit from the Second World War.
Your Place
Mangonui County Hospital - The First Far North Hospital
The first hospital servicing Far North communities.
Epidemics Aotearoa
The Spanish Flu and its impact in the Far North
1918 Influenza Pandemic in the Far North