Auckland War Memorial Museum & Auckland Domain

Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland Domain

Māori war canoes and a haka show in a hilltop park

⚠ Paid entry for overseas visitors

Hours

Usually daily 10am–5pm; check before you go

Tickets

Free for Auckland residents; overseas visitors pay. Adult price varies between sources (NZ$28–32), so check the official site. Cultural performance extra. The Domain and Wintergardens are free

Address

On the hill in the Auckland Domain, southeast of the CBD

A white, temple-fronted building sits on the crest of the Auckland Domain, the city's oldest park. The ground floor Māori and Pacific galleries are the reason to come: a war canoe carved from a single trunk and a full carved meeting house standing indoors. The Māori cultural performance (extra ticket) puts a haka a few metres in front of you. Upstairs are volcanoes, natural history and the war memorial halls, and from the front steps you look out over the harbour and islands.