Community Group Tickets

Come learn, play and have fun! Our community group offer is all about access to a great day at MOTAT to discover and get hands-on with science, technology and innovation of the past, present and future.

Experience Te Kōtiu and the Aviation Hall for stories from the skies, ride a heritage tram, and explore our award-winning science and technology centre, Te Puawānanga.

MOTAT's Hōtaka Uru Hapori Community Access Programme aims to enhance the wellbeing of communities by enabling a breadth of groups from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland to visit MOTAT.

This community initiative provides free general admission to MOTAT for selected community groups.

The aim of the programme is to increase access for groups who don’t usually get the chance to visit MOTAT and acknowledges that the cost of admission to MOTAT can be a significant barrier for some of our city’s population.

Māori and Pacific community groups based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, particularly those working with children, young people and elders, will be given priority.

Priority will also be given to groups for who general admission fees are a key barrier to their group engaging with the social and learning experiences that MOTAT offers.

Now taking applications for July-October 2025

We are delighted to have received a grant from One Foundation to support our programme. We are now taking applications for visits between July and October 2025.

Eligibility

• The programme is open to formally established not-for-profit community groups. Groups must be an incorporated society, charitable trust or registered charity to be eligible for the programme. Groups must be for community benefit and this should be articulated in its purpose.

• This offer is available to groups who have not participated in similar free entry community offers administered by MOTAT and is intended for those who have not visited MOTAT before (i.e., first-time visitors).

• Groups must apply to the programme to be considered for the free group visit offer.

• Selection is at the discretion of MOTAT and will be made based on programme funds available and demand for the programme.

• Terms and conditions apply (see below).

How to apply

Simply click the button below, fill in the application form and click submit. A Bookings Coordinator will be in contact with you.

Hōtaka Uru Hapori Community Access Programme
Terms and Conditions

1. Definitions

   1. General Admission means for general entry to MOTAT and not to any special events including evening events.

   2. The Programme means the Hōtaka Uru Hapori Community Access Programme.

   3. MOTAT means the Museum of Transport and Technology.
      

2. Eligibility

   1. This offer is for community groups who meet the eligibility criteria for the Programme.

   2. The Programme is open to formally established not-for-profit community groups based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

   3. Groups must be an incorporated society, charitable trust or registered charity to be eligible for the Programme. Groups must be for community benefit and this should be articulated in its purpose.

   4. This offer is available to groups who have not participated in similar free entry community offers administered by MOTAT and is intended for those who have not visited MOTAT before (i.e., first-time visitors).

   5. Groups must apply to the programme to be considered for the free group visit offer.
      

3. General

   1. Selection is at the discretion of MOTAT and will be made based on programme funds available and demand for the programme.

   2. Successful applicants must book their visit in advance through the Bookings Coordinator and follow all rules and advice provided. Preferred date of visit is not guaranteed and subject to other museum bookings, special events, operations and capacity.

   3. General Admission entry under this offer does not include special event days such as LIVE Days or evening events.

   4. Your group must visit on the date and time booked with MOTAT to redeem this offer. Your group will be met by a Visitor Host on arrival and receive a welcome and introduction to the museum.

   5. Minimum group size per booking is 10. Maximum group size per booking is 30 in one visit. A community group may be able to negotiate further bookings on different visit dates.

   6. The Adult Supervisor to Child minimum ratio is 1:6. This means that there must be at least 1 adult per 6 children in your visiting group to ensure safety and adequate supervision of young persons.

   7. Only the applying community group can use the Programme offer for free entry to the museum. Entry tickets are not transferable or for resale or to be used for fundraising purposes.

   8. Admission tickets under this Programme cannot be upgraded to an Annual Pass Membership.

   9. This Programme offer is not available with any other offer or benefit.

   10. Standard Terms and Conditions of entry to MOTAT apply. Read here.