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Visual guide to planning your visit Mahere i tō haerenga
Here’s what you need to know before you visit Te Papa – from opening hours to car parking.
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Anei ngā mea me matua mōhio koe i mua i tō haerenga mai ki Te Papa – mai i ngā haora tuwhera ki ngā tūnga waka.
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Getting to Te Papa
Te Papa is at 55 Cable Street, on Wellington’s waterfront.
There are many ways to get to Te Papa.
- Walk: It’s easy to walk from the city centre to the museum.
- Bus: Most buses stop along Courtenay Place and Willis Street. Te Papa is just a few minutes’ walk away.
- Train: It takes 20 minutes to walk along the waterfront from the station to Te Papa.
- Bikes, scooters, and skateboards: You can park your bike, scooter, or skateboards at our racks near our main entrance. We loan out padlocks for scooters and skateboards free of charge. Speak to a Host in the Entrance Foyer when you arrive.
Car parking
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Entry road to the Te Papa car park, 2020. Photo by Jack Fisher. Te Papa
Enter the car park on Cable Street, by Circa Theatre.
Park for $4 per hour. You can pay with cash, EFTPOS, debit card, or most credit cards.
At the entry gate, take a ticket or use your credit card.
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Entrance to Te Papa car park, 2020. Photo by Jack Fisher. Te Papa
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Car park ticket dispenser, 2020. Photo by Jack Fisher. Te Papa
To exit, visitors with tickets pay at the pay station. Credit card holders can pay there or at the exit gate.
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Pay station at the car park exit, 2020. Photo by Jack Fisher. Te Papa
Using the undercover car park between 8pm and 7am? Press the intercom button by the closed gate. Our Security team will let you in.
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Car park intercom, 2020. Photo by Jack Fisher. Te Papa
The exit gate opens automatically.
To enter Te Papa from the car park, walk through the gap in the grey wall, towards Circa Theatre.
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Towards the main entrance of Te Papa from the car park, 2020. Photo by Jack Fisher. Te Papa
Read more about parking at Te Papa
In an emergency
If the building is evacuated, red lights on the ceiling will flash in major exhibitions and in most toilets. Alarms will also sound. Hosts will guide you to the nearest emergency exit.
Rules at Te Papa
We have three main rules to protect our treasures.
You can’t eat or drink in the museum
You can buy food and drinks at our two cafes, but please don’t take them into other spaces. You can eat your own snacks and lunch outdoors in the Amphitheatre.
You can’t take photos in some places
You can’t take photos of areas with ‘no camera’ signs. You’re welcome to take photos in other areas, but please don’t use tripods or flash photography.
You can only touch objects that have a ‘touch’ sign
You’ll see a ‘touch’ sign on the objects you’re allowed to touch. You can’t touch other objects in the museum.
Te haeretanga ki Te Papa
Kei 55 Cable Street a Te Papa, kei te ara moana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Arā noa ngā ara ki Te Papa.
- Mā raro: he māmā noa te hīkoi mai ki te whare taonga mai i te puku o te tāone.
- Pahi: Ka tū haere te nuinga o ngā pahi i Courtenay Place me Willis Street. Poto kau iho te hīkoitanga atu ki Te Papa.
- Tereina: Ka 20 meneti te hīkoitanga mai ki Te Papa mai i te aramoana, mai i te tauranga tereina.
Mahere
Te whakatū waka
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Entry road to the Te Papa carpark, 2020. Photo by Jack Fisher. Te Papa
Kuhu atu ki te tūnga waka i Cable Street, mā Circa Theatre.
Whakatūria kia $4 ia haora. E āhei ana ki te utu mā te moni, EFTPOS, kāri moni, mā te nuinga o ngā kāri moni rānei.
Ki te mīhini putanga, rarau i tētahi tīkiti whakamahia rānei tō kāri moni.
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Entrance to Te Papa carpark, 2020. Photo by Jack Fisher. Te Papa
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Carpark ticket dispenser, 2020. Photo by Jack Fisher. Te Papa
Ki te puta atu, me utu ki te mīhini utu e te manuhiri whai tīkiti. E āhei ana ngā kaipupuri kāri moni ki te utu ki reira, ki te mīhini putanga rānei.
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Pay station at the carpark exit, 2020. Photo by Jack Fisher. Te Papa
Kei te hiahia whakatū waka ki te tūnga waka o te whare i waenga i te 8pm me te 7am? Pēhia te pātene kōrero i te mīhini putanga kua kati. Mā te kapa Security koe e tuku ki roto.
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Carpark intercom, 2020. Photo by Jack Fisher. Te Papa
E aunoa ana te huakitanga mai o te putanga.
Ki te kuhu ki roto i Te Papa mai i te tūnga waka, whāia te ara kauhanga e ahu atu ana ki te Circa Theatre.
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Towards the main entrance of Te Papa from the carpark, 2020. Photo by Jack Fisher. Te Papa
I te wā o te mate whawhati tata
Mēnā ka whakawāteahia te whare, ka mura mai ngā rama whero i te tuanui, i roto i ngā whakaaturanga matua, me ngā wharepaku. Ka tangi mai ngā whakaoho. Mā ngā Kaimanaaki koe e ārahi ki te putanga ohorere tata rawa.
Ngā tikanga a Te Papa
He tikanga ā mātou hei tiaki i ngā taonga:
Tēnā koa kaua e kai e inu rānei ki roto i te whare taonga. E āhei ana ki te hoko kai me te inu ki ngā whare kai e rua, engari kaua koa e haria atu ki wāhi kē atu. E āhei ana ki te kai i āu ake kai ki waho, arā, ki te Tapere i Waho.
E āhei ana ki te hopu whakaahua, māna ka kite atu i te pānui nei. Tēnā me kōhiko-kore waetoru-kore te mahi hopu whakaahua.
Kāore e taea te nuinga o ngā taonga te whakapā. Mā ngā pānui e tohu i te wā whakapā.