From the earliest journeys on the Waitematā to your local commute, explore the technology and innovation of the transport network and discover how Tāmaki moves!
Explore interactive experiences, uncover remarkable objects and meet the people who keep Auckland moving.
How do you move around Auckland?
Whether you travel by train, bus, ferry, bike or on foot, discover how transport has shaped the city we know today and imagine where it could take us in the future.
All Aboard: How Tāmaki Moves is an immersive new exhibition exploring Auckland’s transport story through technology, engineering and innovation.
Included in General Admission.
Explore Auckland on the move
Travel through time
Follow the evolution of movement across Tāmaki – from the Waitematā to trams, buses and rail.
Step into the story
Get hands-on with interactive displays and immersive projections that bring Auckland’s transport past, present and future to life.
Look closer at the technology
See fascinating objects from the MOTAT collection and uncover the ingenuity behind some of Auckland’s most significant transport developments.
A story built from Auckland’s collections
The exhibition brings together objects, images, archives and stories from across Tāmaki Makaurau, including MOTAT’s collections, the Walsh Memorial Library, Auckland Transport and City Rail Link.
Together, they reveal the changing ways people have moved around Tāmaki - and the people, technology and ideas behind those changes.
Your journey starts here.
Transport is more than getting from A to B. It connects people and places, changes the shape of cities and influences how we experience the world around us.
Come and explore the people, technology and ideas that keep Tāmaki moving.
All aboard!
Some of the collection objects on display include:
Rail Tablet
Rail Tablet [Otiria/Whangarei], 2023.97. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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Semaphore Signal Repeater
New Zealand Railways. Semaphore Signal Repeater, 2022.6. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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Transportation Token
New Zealand Railways. 1908. Transportation Token [New Zealand Railways Free Pass], 2013.25. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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Auckland Regional Authority. Bus Tickets [Queen Street Transfer], 1981.402.5. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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Rail Signal Flags
Rail Signal Flags, 2001.344. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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