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Aviation fanatics, kids and adults alike who head to MOTAT on Easter Weekend will be taken to the next level of excitement thanks to MOTAT’s marvellous Model Airshow featuring tips, tricks and turns of up to 50 impressive model aircraft.

Held on Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 March from 11am-3pm, spectators will stare in awe at a series of performing aerial displays as well as fantastic static displays of aircraft and equipment belonging to the New Zealand Park Flyers Club.

Set amongst MOTAT’s multi award-winning Aviation Display Hall, visitors will also be able to check out MOTAT’s existing aircraft collection and learn about the remarkable stories of Kiwi aviation legends like Jean Batten and Cliff Tait.

The magnificent Model Airshow will conclude a month-long celebration of New Zealand’s aviation history at MOTAT.

So come down to MOTAT and get ready to take off into the wonderful world of aviation!

Dates
MOTAT Model Air Show – Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 March 2013, from 11am-3pm

Location
MOTAT - Meola Road, Western Springs, Auckland.

Costs
MOTAT entry fees – ‘MOTAT Model Air Show’ is included in normal MOTAT admission fees:
$14 adults
$8 students/children 5-16 yrs
$7 seniors
$free children under 5
$35 family pass (2 adults, 4 children)
$65 MOTAT Mates Annual Family Pass (2 adults, 4 children)

REPORT FOR DUTY AT MOTAT’S MILITARY MONTH

Riding on the success of MOTAT’s renowned Military Weekend, an annual MOTAT event for more than a decade, MOTAT has amplified the action to include a whole month of Military-themed activities, experiences and displays.

Military Weekend

MOTAT will launch into Military Month with its annual Military Weekend on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th April.

Amongst riveting firepower displays and military vehicle rides, military volunteers will be re-enacting famous battles, this year focussing on the North Africa campaign and the Long Range Desert Group.

Kids will love learning how to camouflage a helmet, making their very own wartime medal or creating a propaganda poster to take home at MOTAT’s ‘Make and Take’ activities. What’s more, special exhibit ‘The Armoury’ will give visitors of all ages the chance to mirror a real soldier and try on armour ranging from medieval chainmaille to a modern bulletproof vest!

MOTAT’s world-class collection of wartime memorabilia will also be on display including military aircraft from MOTAT’s multi award-winning Aviation Display Hall and military vehicles dating back as early as WWI.

For an exhilarating military experience like no other, with something for every member of the family, get to MOTAT for Military Weekend!

“Soldier, Soldier” Holiday Experience

Get the troops ready for action!

From April 20 – May 5 2013, MOTAT is holding a Holiday Experience like no other that will give kids an idea of what it is like to be a soldier.

A ‘Boot Camp’ Commando course will put kids through their paces. With a drill instructor giving the orders, kids will have fun earning their stripes as they tackle a thrilling obstacle course.

Kids will also love discovering how codes have been used to win wars in MOTAT’s ‘Code Cracker’ activity and they’ll have the chance to make their very own medals, propaganda posters and learn how to camouflage helmets with the interactive ‘Make and Take’ activities on offer.

MOTAT’s favourite little fire truck, Little Flick, will also be dressed in military attire to transport kids around MOTAT soldier-style.

So come down to MOTAT and let the memories and munitions abound!

Dates
Military Month runs from 1-30 April 2013, and includes “Military Weekend” on April 6-7 and the
‘Soldier, Soldier’ Holiday Experience from 20 April – 5 May 2013.

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

Costs
Military Month activities are free with normal admission to MOTAT:
$14 adults
$8 students/children 5-16 yrs
$7 seniors
$free children under 5
$35 family pass (2 adults, 4 children)
$65 MOTAT Mates annual family pass

NEW ACTIVITY FOR UNDER 5s

Turn your tots into budding inventors thanks to the curious creations at MOTAT’s new under 5’s attraction ‘Tinkering Tots.’

Designed especially with MOTAT’s youngest visitors and their families in mind, ‘Tinkering Tots’ gets little ones hands-on with simple machines including pulleys, ramps, diggers and wheelbarrows.

Kids will love the large ‘Grain Pit’ machine that encourages collaborative play as they work together to turn levers and handles to bring the fascinating machine to life.

Other fun and interactive activities include building blocks, tube telephones and transport-inspired floor activities.

The interactive and imaginative play zone ‘Tinkering Tots’ is a permanent feature at MOTAT, open seven days a week and free with your normal MOTAT admission (which is free for under 5’s). So come along for hours of fun with your toddler at MOTAT’s ‘Tinkering Tots’!

Dates
Tinkering Tots is open seven days a week during MOTAT’s opening hours.

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

Costs
MOTAT entry fees – Tinkering Tots is included in normal MOTAT admission fees:
$14 adults
$8 students/children 5-16 yrs
$7 seniors
$free children under 5
$35 family pass (2 adults, 4 children)
$65 MOTAT Mates Annual Family Pass (2 adults, 4 children)

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE AT MOTAT’S IMAGINATION FACTORY

Explore the magic of pistons, wheels, levers, pulleys, cams and gears through dozens of hands-on interactive displays at MOTAT’s newest travelling exhibition ‘Imagination Factory’.

All the way from Australia’s National Science and Technology Centre ‘Questacon,’ the fascinating ‘Imagination Factory’ exhibition captures the minds and fuels the imaginations of MOTAT visitors young and old.

Visitors can explore basic mechanical tools and uncover how they can be used to create ingenious inventions in this engaging exhibition that also features racing toy animals with gears, using giant levers to lift people off the ground, and building a wall maze with magnetic tubing.

A mind-boggling experience for all ages, come in and check out ‘Imagination Factory’!

Dates
The ‘Imagination Factory’ travelling exhibition is open to the public now until 3 June 2013.

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

Costs
The ‘Imagination Factory’ travelling exhibition is free with normal admission to MOTAT:
$14 adults
$8 students/children 5-16 yrs
$7 seniors
$free children under 5
$35 family pass (2 adults, 4 children)
$65 MOTAT Mates annual family pass

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