Events Listing - 2 March 2012

Events Listing
2 March 2012

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Doing It For The Kids

Children’s Day takes place every year and is a chance to celebrate how special and important children are. This Children’s Day, MOTAT is offering all children under the age of 17 free entry on 4 March 2012.
What better place to take the kids on ‘Children’s Day’ than MOTAT, where they can laugh, play and learn about New Zealand’s history in a fun and engaging way.

Special activities have been arranged for the kids including a chalk drawing competition, facepainting and a lollymaker. Kids can also register to busk for CanTeen and will love taking a ride on one of MOTAT’s trams, a real horse and carriage or MOTAT’s little red fire engine, Little Flick.

It should be a popular day for MOTAT’s existing activities too, including the Tactile Dome where kids can explore and feel their way through purpose built tunnels or take an out of this world trip on the Voyager1 virtual reality simulator.
So get down to MOTAT this Children’s Day and show the kids they’re loved through a fun-filled day at MOTAT.

Dates
Sunday 4 March, 2012

Location
MOTAT - Great North Road and Meola Road, Western Springs, Auckland.

Costs
Children 16 years and under can enjoy MOTAT and the Children’s Day special activities for free on Sunday 4 March.

MOTAT entry fees
$14 adults
$8 students
$7 seniors
$35 family pass
$65 MOTAT Mates annual family pass

Memories And Munitions Abound At MOTAT

Ever wondered what it might be like to be a soldier in war? MOTAT challenges you to step back in time and face a turbulent part of history firsthand at the annual Military Weekend on Saturday 17-Sunday 18 March.
With interactive activities, thrilling re-enactments, live displays and military vehicle rides, the whole family can experience what military life was like for New Zealanders who fought in War.

Try food ‘military fare’ style inside the mess tent or experience Wartime in New Zealand at the Great North Road site where home guards and red cross nurses will be in action.
Come and hear the stirring “last post” at 1pm on Saturday and Sunday – as a tribute to NZ soldiers past and present.
MOTAT’s collection of wartime memorabilia will be on display as well as military aircraft restored by MOTAT’s staff and volunteers (including veterans of WWII), and military vehicles dating back as early as WWI.
Round up the troops and get to MOTAT for an action-packed weekend that will be hard to forget.

Dates
17-18 March, 2012

Location
MOTAT - Meola Road and Great North Road, Western Springs, Auckland.

Costs
You can enjoy Military Weekend free with normal admission costs to MOTAT.
MOTAT entry fees
$14 adults
$8 students/children under 16
$7 seniors
$free children under 5
$35 family pass
$65 MOTAT Mates annual family pass
Flaming Fun At MOTAT

What do brave fire fighters and fearless search and rescue teams have in common? They know their stuff when it comes to fire safety.

MOTAT are partnering with the NZ Fire Service and Civil Defence for Fire and Rescue Day, a brand new event on Sunday 1 April that will aim to get you and your family fire wise like a true hero.

A whole day of fun, kids will be able to climb on board a working fire engine manned with real firefighters, race each other in putting on different fire uniforms, chat to NZ Fire Service mascots Flint and Amber and even take a ride on MOTAT’s little red fire engine Little Flick!

There will also be great activities to teach kids how to react in real emergency situations. From watching a demonstrated kitchen fire take place and learning how to contain the fire to feeling their way out of the Tactile Dome without being able to see, kids will not only have a great time at Fire and Rescue Day but will leave fire wise too.

Dates
Sunday 1 April, 2012

Location
MOTAT - Great North Road, Western Springs, Auckland.

Costs
You can enjoy our Fire and Rescue event free with normal admission costs to MOTAT.
MOTAT entry fees
$14 adults
$8 students/children 5-16
$7 seniors
$free children under 5
$35 family pass
$65 MOTAT Mates annual family pass

Last Chance For Playing With Light

MOTAT’s popular Playing with Light exhibition is only open until 18 March 2012!

Thousands of MOTAT visitors have already enjoyed the inspiring travelling exhibition from ‘Scitech’, Western Australia's leading science education institution and MOTAT exhibition organisers are urging those who haven’t been yet to not miss out.

Playing with Light challenges the way we think about light, offering over twenty exciting and scientific interactive displays.

Visitors to Playing with Light love colouring in an entire wall with virtual paintbrushes, entering the crazy world of a toy kaleidoscope and inspecting the futuristic concept of holograms.

A mind-boggling experience for all ages, MOTAT's Playing with Light exhibition is the perfect day out for the whole family.

Dates
Now until 18 March 2012

Location
MOTAT - Great North Road, Western Springs, Auckland.

Costs
You can enjoy Playing with Light free with normal admission costs to MOTAT.
MOTAT entry fees
$14 adults
$8 students/children 5-16
$7 seniors
$free children under 5
$35 family pass
$65 MOTAT Mates annual family pass

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Signposts To Godzone

Enjoy a slice of Kiwiana this month at MOTAT! Kiwis and tourists alike will get a kick out of the informative and exciting displays proudly showing New Zealand’s most well known objects, images and items.

Take a tour through all things Kiwi, and even a few exhibits dedicated to the New Zealand and Australian good humoured rivalry! Who does the Pavlova belong to?

Stroll through the exhibits and reminisce about the good old Kiwi days, take a look at the original stunt Mini from ‘Goodbye Pork Pie’ and the uniqueness of some of New Zealand’s most well known brands including Four Square, Edmonds and Golden Kiwi.

Location
MOTAT - Great North Road, Western Springs, Auckland.

Costs
You can enjoy Signposts to Godzone free with normal admission costs to MOTAT.
MOTAT entry fees
$14 adults
$8 students/children 5-16
$7 seniors
$free children under 5
$35 family pass
$65 MOTAT Mates annual family pass

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