This April, there's no need to search too far for some hands-on fun, as we're here to rescue your school holidays!
Join us for an action-packed time, learning the science of survival, navigation, and outdoor safety through fun experiments and interactive activities. Create Morse code secret words, go on a geocaching hunt or play ultraviolet hide and seek!
On April 20, don't miss LIVE Day: Emergency First Response. Get up close with our local community heroes and see how they keep us safe every day.
Have fun these school holidays with the whole whānau by learning how to stay safe, respond to emergencies, and know exactly who to call for help with the Search and Rescue April Holiday Experience.
Included in General Admission.
Please note: there may be filming and/or photography taken for paid advertising and social media.
Te Puawānanga Science and Technology Centre
In Te Puawānanga science and technology centre, create your own stars and use them to navigate the skies. Have a go with UV lights to look at eggs and play with light in the upright rainbow, sound and colour wall and pattern projection.
Visit our Science Alive Te Manawa Magic Box to discover collection items and design challenges, with items and activities changed regularly to showcase different themes.
This April, Te Manawa Magic Box is the place to explore different types illumination, featuring colour spinners and hands-on light crafts.
Whakatangi Puoro Make Music
Make Music is our exciting, new interactive and hands-on exhibition ready for little virtuosos to explore.
Create melodies and symphonies while learning about the science and technology behind sound and music. Play with vibration and noise patterns and discover the answers to the important questions of how sound works, what makes it work and why it matters. The only rule in Make Music - be as loud as you can!
Little maestros can make a medley, strum sounds or break a beat with a variety of interactive and fun activities.
Te Kōtiu: An immersive digital experience
Be surrounded by the sights, sounds and stories of flight in New Zealand with Te Kōtiu, an award-winning immersive digital experience.
From the migration of our native Kuaka, to celebrating the growing diversity within the aviation and space industries, Te Kōtiu (meaning to swoop) showcases key moments in aviation in Aotearoa with stunning immersive digital projection throughout the Aviation Hall.
Find out more about this exciting experience here.
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