Current Exhibitions at Whanganui Regional Museum
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Archived: 2026-04-23 17:30
Current Exhibitions at Whanganui Regional Museum
Exhibitions
He Kete Iti
Contemporary and historical kete come together to explore weaving as a living practice of knowledge and connection across generations.
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Whanganui Mūmū – Whanganui By Design
Highlighting the creativity, innovative spirit, cultural integrity, and strength of the tradition of art and design in the Whanganui region.
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Utauta Taketake, Utauta Hōu/Tools Through Time
These extraordinary objects that were once vital to survival show humanity’s capacity for innovation and adaptation.
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He Kete Iti
Contemporary and historical kete come together to explore weaving as a living practice of knowledge and connection across generations.
Learn More
Whanganui Mūmū – Whanganui By Design
Highlighting the creativity, innovative spirit, cultural integrity, and strength of the tradition of art and design in the Whanganui region.
Learn More
Utauta Taketake, Utauta Hōu/Tools Through Time
These extraordinary objects that were once vital to survival show humanity’s capacity for innovation and adaptation.
Learn More
More Exhibitions:
Pūeru Ora – Past, Present, Pose
Explore the ever-changing world of fashion across three distinct eras.
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He Awa Ora – Living River
A unique exhibition of ancient and new taonga (treasures) that tell the story of Te Awa Tupua, the Whanganui River and its people. The Awa and iwi feature in a narrative supported by taonga Māori, encompassing the past, the present and the future.
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Ngā Wai Honohono – Bound by Water
Taonga (treasures) Maori have been gathered together around the great waka taua (war canoe) Te Mata-o-Hoturoa in Te Atihaunui-a-Paparangi, the Māori Court. They bind together the people of the awa (river), their stories and the great awa itself.
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Ko te Kākahu o te Marama – Outfit of the Month
Every month, as part of the ongoing Outfit of the Month series, the Museum exhibits a special item from its extensive fashion and textile collection.
Learn More
Te Pūaha-o-Whanganui – Crossing the Bar
The Port of Whanganui has a dramatic history and is now making a brave comeback.
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Te Pātaka Whakaahua – The Lindauer Gallery
Paintings of Maori tupuna (ancestors) by Gottfried Lindauer.
Learn More
Hāhā Te Whenua – Young Land
The geological beginnings of the notable Whanganui Basin and the first creatures to live here.
Learn More
Te Hunahuna – Beaked Whales
Beaked whales dive deep under the sea off the Whanganui and Taranaki coast. They are magnificent and mysterious.
Learn More
Tangihia Te Pere – Opening the Door
The Friends School, Native Schools along the Whanganui River and Whanganui Girls College all feature.
Learn More
He Mātanga – Movers and Shakers
Remarkable scientists, educators and scholars who have lived and worked in Whanganui and influenced the world.
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Te Awanui – The Avenue
The look and feel of long-remembered shops and businesses that lined the centre of Whanganui during a golden era of commerce.
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Te Ora te Whenua – Living off the Land
The fertile, productive Whanganui lands have fed and clothed people for centuries. See how men and women worked the earth to provide for their families.
Learn More
Ngā Manu ō Whanganui – Birds of Whanganui
The birds of Whanganui once thronged the forest, riverbanks and shoreline. Some are gone forever while others struggle to survive.
Learn More
Aitanga-a-Pēpeke – The Smallest Creatures
Aitanga-a-pēpeke is the family name for all the tiny crawling, flying and burrowing invertebrates that populate Aotearoa New Zealand.
Learn More
Ngā Moa – Moa
The amazing story of the different moa species that once lived in Whanganui.
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Ngā Ika – Fish in the River
Fish sustained people and kept the mighty awa clean for hundreds of years. The Whanganui River was famous for its pā tuna (eel weirs) and utu piharau (lamprey weirs).
Learn More
Te Oranga – Getting Better
Stories of the improving health of children in Whanganui and some of the remarkable local healers who have contributed to getting better.
Learn More
Whakapono – We Believe
What is religion? It may be belief in supernatural or spiritual traditions. It may be a set of practices appropriate to that belief.
Learn More
He Tau Hou, He Tauhou – Settling In
As waves of new migrants from Europe arrived to settle in Whanganui, already populated with a sophisticated and diligent Maori society, misunderstanding, misinterpretation and confrontation were inevitable.
Learn More
Past Exhibitions:
Our Places of Worship
Explore the region’s spiritual heritage as captured by passionate local photographers.
Learn More
Cast in Light: Life in a Mining Town
Explore the once-thriving mining community of Waiuta through the evocative images of renowned photographer Joseph Divis.
Learn More
Fortune
A sumptuous assortment of dim sum dishes, wontons, dumplings, pork buns, spring rolls, and more, all carefully crafted in wool.
From Sat, 10 Feb, 2024
Ends Sun, 14 Jul, 2024
Learn More
Between skin & shirt – The photographic portraits of William Harding
Selection of 60 portraits by prominent Whanganui photographer William James Harding, from the collection held by the Alexander Turnbull Library.
Learn More
He Huruhuru te Manu Ka Tau! Dressed to Thrill!
Fashion from the 1890s and the 1990s. A vibrant celebration of two very different decades of fashion from the Whanganui Regional Museum collection.
Learn More
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Exhibitions
He Kete Iti
Contemporary and historical kete come together to explore weaving as a living practice of knowledge and connection across generations.
Learn More
Whanganui Mūmū – Whanganui By Design
Highlighting the creativity, innovative spirit, cultural integrity, and strength of the tradition of art and design in the Whanganui region.
Learn More
Utauta Taketake, Utauta Hōu/Tools Through Time
These extraordinary objects that were once vital to survival show humanity’s capacity for innovation and adaptation.
Learn More
He Kete Iti
Contemporary and historical kete come together to explore weaving as a living practice of knowledge and connection across generations.
Learn More
Whanganui Mūmū – Whanganui By Design
Highlighting the creativity, innovative spirit, cultural integrity, and strength of the tradition of art and design in the Whanganui region.
Learn More
Utauta Taketake, Utauta Hōu/Tools Through Time
These extraordinary objects that were once vital to survival show humanity’s capacity for innovation and adaptation.
Learn More
More Exhibitions:
Pūeru Ora – Past, Present, Pose
Explore the ever-changing world of fashion across three distinct eras.
Learn More
He Awa Ora – Living River
A unique exhibition of ancient and new taonga (treasures) that tell the story of Te Awa Tupua, the Whanganui River and its people. The Awa and iwi feature in a narrative supported by taonga Māori, encompassing the past, the present and the future.
Learn More
Ngā Wai Honohono – Bound by Water
Taonga (treasures) Maori have been gathered together around the great waka taua (war canoe) Te Mata-o-Hoturoa in Te Atihaunui-a-Paparangi, the Māori Court. They bind together the people of the awa (river), their stories and the great awa itself.
Learn More
Ko te Kākahu o te Marama – Outfit of the Month
Every month, as part of the ongoing Outfit of the Month series, the Museum exhibits a special item from its extensive fashion and textile collection.
Learn More
Te Pūaha-o-Whanganui – Crossing the Bar
The Port of Whanganui has a dramatic history and is now making a brave comeback.
Learn More
Te Pātaka Whakaahua – The Lindauer Gallery
Paintings of Maori tupuna (ancestors) by Gottfried Lindauer.
Learn More
Hāhā Te Whenua – Young Land
The geological beginnings of the notable Whanganui Basin and the first creatures to live here.
Learn More
Te Hunahuna – Beaked Whales
Beaked whales dive deep under the sea off the Whanganui and Taranaki coast. They are magnificent and mysterious.
Learn More
Tangihia Te Pere – Opening the Door
The Friends School, Native Schools along the Whanganui River and Whanganui Girls College all feature.
Learn More
He Mātanga – Movers and Shakers
Remarkable scientists, educators and scholars who have lived and worked in Whanganui and influenced the world.
Learn More
Te Awanui – The Avenue
The look and feel of long-remembered shops and businesses that lined the centre of Whanganui during a golden era of commerce.
Learn More
Te Ora te Whenua – Living off the Land
The fertile, productive Whanganui lands have fed and clothed people for centuries. See how men and women worked the earth to provide for their families.
Learn More
Ngā Manu ō Whanganui – Birds of Whanganui
The birds of Whanganui once thronged the forest, riverbanks and shoreline. Some are gone forever while others struggle to survive.
Learn More
Aitanga-a-Pēpeke – The Smallest Creatures
Aitanga-a-pēpeke is the family name for all the tiny crawling, flying and burrowing invertebrates that populate Aotearoa New Zealand.
Learn More
Ngā Moa – Moa
The amazing story of the different moa species that once lived in Whanganui.
Learn More
Ngā Ika – Fish in the River
Fish sustained people and kept the mighty awa clean for hundreds of years. The Whanganui River was famous for its pā tuna (eel weirs) and utu piharau (lamprey weirs).
Learn More
Te Oranga – Getting Better
Stories of the improving health of children in Whanganui and some of the remarkable local healers who have contributed to getting better.
Learn More
Whakapono – We Believe
What is religion? It may be belief in supernatural or spiritual traditions. It may be a set of practices appropriate to that belief.
Learn More
He Tau Hou, He Tauhou – Settling In
As waves of new migrants from Europe arrived to settle in Whanganui, already populated with a sophisticated and diligent Maori society, misunderstanding, misinterpretation and confrontation were inevitable.
Learn More
Past Exhibitions:
Our Places of Worship
Explore the region’s spiritual heritage as captured by passionate local photographers.
Learn More
Cast in Light: Life in a Mining Town
Explore the once-thriving mining community of Waiuta through the evocative images of renowned photographer Joseph Divis.
Learn More
Fortune
A sumptuous assortment of dim sum dishes, wontons, dumplings, pork buns, spring rolls, and more, all carefully crafted in wool.
From Sat, 10 Feb, 2024
Ends Sun, 14 Jul, 2024
Learn More
Between skin & shirt – The photographic portraits of William Harding
Selection of 60 portraits by prominent Whanganui photographer William James Harding, from the collection held by the Alexander Turnbull Library.
Learn More
He Huruhuru te Manu Ka Tau! Dressed to Thrill!
Fashion from the 1890s and the 1990s. A vibrant celebration of two very different decades of fashion from the Whanganui Regional Museum collection.
Learn More
Donate to the Whanganui Regional Museum
Home
Visit
Back
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Plan Your Visit
What’s On
Davis Theatre Events
Education
Back
School Bookings
Education Programmes
Public Programmes
Collections
Back
Collection Stories
Archives Research and Access
General Collection Research
Support Us
News
Contact
About Us
Back
Governance
Museum Team
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Home
Visit
Back
Exhibitions
Plan Your Visit
What’s On
Davis Theatre Events
Education
Back
School Bookings
Education Programmes
Public Programmes
Collections
Back
Collection Stories
Archives Research and Access
General Collection Research
Support Us
News
Contact
About Us
Back
Governance
Museum Team
Key Documents
Venue Hire