The main objective of the Auckland War Memorial Museum is to tell the story of the Auckland region. To that end, the museum, which is housed in a memorial that honors fallen service members, hosts ...

BISHOP AUCKLAND, England (RNS) — The Museum begins with a gallery tracing the origins of faith in Britain from 6,000 years ago and ends with contemporary artists and their personal responses to faith.

A famous portrait of Sir Edmund Hillary with both hands resting on the ice axe he used on his ascent of Mt Everest is among the treasures being cleaned of microscopic asbestos fibres at Auckland ...

Santa Claus is setting up his southern hemisphere study at Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum, bringing a touch of North Pole magic to Tāmaki Makaurau this holiday season. From Saturday ...

If you've ever fancied a go at editing one of the world's largest-ever sources of knowledge - you've got a chance this weekend at the Auckland Museum.

Auckland's War Memorial Museum still doesn't have a re-opening date after closing on Saturday when asbestos dust was found in multiple areas. The dust isn't air-borne - and has been found in the older ...

The discovery of asbestos at Auckland Museum is driving away tourists and causing a $2.5 million fall in income, Auckland councillors heard today. The tourist hotspot was forced to close from May 10 ...

Auckland War Memorial Museum has lost more than $450,000 in revenue since its closure earlier this month after the detection of asbestos. The tourist hotspot was forced to close from May 10 after ...

Auckland Museum, founded in 1852, just 12 years after New Zealand became a British colony, was the nation's first public museum. From the outset the Museum was encyclopedic in its collecting of ...