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Permanent Exhibition

Whakahohoro – Accelerate: Driving New Zealand

Revved up, fully charged, and challenging the status quo! Take a drive through New Zealand’s love affair with vehicles and technology. This one’s for the petrol heads, tech enthusiasts, history buffs, and future thinkers alike.

Date & Time

Permanent Exhibition

Location
Tickets

INCLUDED IN GENERAL ADMISSION

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible.

Location: Building 2 at MOTAT Great North Road.

Entrance: Motion sensor automatic doors and a wide entrance.

Stairs: Steep flight of stairs up to a viewing platform within the exhibition.

Noise: Videos and interactives throughout the exhibition.

Mobility parking is available on site at MOTAT Great North Road. Please arrange in advance.

Parking

We recommend parking on Stadium Road and Great North Road.

Take a drive through New Zealand’s love affair with vehicles and technology. This one’s for the petrol heads, tech enthusiasts, history buffs, and future thinkers alike.

Whakahohoro Accelerate revisits some of MOTAT’s most cherished vehicles, while introducing new vehicles and the stories of the people who love them. Uniquely Kiwi stories from the past, present and future bring a new perspective to the MOTAT collection. You’ll see how an engine works, how accessible vehicles change lives and explore the search for sustainability. So, start your engines, and come for a drive.

Accelerate carousel 2
Accelerate carousel 2

Whakahohoro Accelerate is refreshed with different vehicles from our collection frequently. See some more of the collection here:

Cooper Climax driven by Bruce McLaren and Phil Hill: https://collection.motat.org.nz/objects/13354

Trekka: https://collection.motat.org.nz/objects/15871

Daimler Landaulette: https://collection.motat.org.nz/objects/15843

Massey Ferguson Tractor used by Sir Edmund Hillary in Antarctica: https://collection.motat.org.nz/objects/802

Heron MJ1 Sport: https://collection.motat.org.nz/objects/82649

Lloyd Personnel Carrier: https://collection.motat.org.nz/objects/16109

Solar Car: https://collection.motat.org.nz/objects/47994

Find out more about objects in the MOTAT Collection:

Collections Online

Date & Time

Permanent Exhibition

Location
Tickets

INCLUDED IN GENERAL ADMISSION

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible.

Location: Building 2 at MOTAT Great North Road.

Entrance: Motion sensor automatic doors and a wide entrance.

Stairs: Steep flight of stairs up to a viewing platform within the exhibition.

Noise: Videos and interactives throughout the exhibition.

Mobility parking is available on site at MOTAT Great North Road. Please arrange in advance.

Parking

We recommend parking on Stadium Road and Great North Road.