MEG MERRILEES : RECOLLECTIONS FROM JIM SAVAGE
Over the last 20 years the Walsh Memorial Library has been developing its collection of oral histories. The library has over 400 hours of...
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admin15672
Oct 121 min read
BERTHA : A RESTORATION PICTORIAL
Use slider below to view photos gathered by Rick Schreuder during the restoration of Orenstein and Koppell 1904 0-4-0 WT well tank steam...
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Peter Burch
Oct 122 min read
"I remember when" : Lancaster arrival at Whenuapai
It was a beautiful day in April 1964 and the crowd lining the fence at Whenuapai airfield was getting restless as the time was getting...
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admin15672
Oct 121 min read
E ono tekau tau o MOTAT - Sixty years of MOTAT
E ono tekau tau o MOTAT Sixty years of MOTAT focuses on key moments in MOTAT’s extraordinary history, illustrated through the Walsh...
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Administrator
Oct 121 min read
EWELME COTTAGE : A MOTAT SOCIETY EXCURSION
Ewelme Cottage was built by Vicesimus Lush in 1863. He was a vicar and Ewelme was built to house his sons who went to a nearby Anglican...
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Craig Hickman-Goodall and Helen Atkins
Oct 122 min read
DIRECTOR AND BOARD REPORT
Craig Hickman-Goodall (Chief Executive) and Helen Atkins (Board Chair) provide their insights and perspectives on the future of the MOTAT...
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Bruce Wild
Oct 123 min read
ALBERTON : A VISIT BY THE MOTAT SOCIETY 20 August 2024
100 Mt Albert Road, Mt Albert, Auckland Second in the series of visits to Auckland’s heritage homes the MOTAT Society visited Alberton...
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Makyla Curtis
Oct 121 min read
Wailin Elliott Obituary
Our community mourns the loss of Wailin Elliott, a volunteer in the Print Shop at MOTAT for a number of years, who passed away in July of...
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Bill Rayner
Oct 123 min read
MOTAT and Richard Pearse
The Richard Pearse story put MOTAT on the international stage as a leading heritage aviation museum with particular mana accruing in the...
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Administrator
Oct 122 min read
In Memorium : Les Downey (6/6/30 -15/9/23)
Born in Wellington, Les Downey had a strong interest in models from an early age with his first job at a model aircraft supply company....
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Administrator
Oct 123 min read
HIGHWIC : A MOTAT SOCIETY EXCURSION 22 JUNE 24
As part of a series of visits to Auckland’s heritage homes the MOTAT Society’s June Excursion was a tour of Highwic, which overlooks...
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Bill Rayner
Oct 121 min read
MOTAT AVIATION VOLUNTEERS HONOURED
Initial MOTAT Aviation Section Head Norm McKelvey was honoured with the award of the QSM for services to heritage aviation in the 2006...
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admin15672
Aug 101 min read
IN MEMORIUM FRANK HANNAY
Long standing MOTAT Aviation volunteer Frank Hannay passed away in May and was honoured by a memorial service in the MOTAT Aviation Hall...
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admin15672
Aug 101 min read
MOTSOC VISIT TO IHUMᾹTAO ŌTUATAUA
In April a small cohort of MOTsoc members visited Ihumātao where we were taken on a guided tour of the Ōtuataua Stonefields Reserve by...
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Scott Pilkington
Aug 102 min read
What's In A Hat? MOTAT's Extensive Hills Hats Collection
Hills Hats have operated in the Wellington region since 1875 and in 2025 will celebrate their 150th anniversary. They have been renowned...
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Bill Rayner
Aug 102 min read
A MOTAT SECRET – LOCKHEED LODESTAR ZK-BVE
ZK-BVE with its stubby fuselage, drab yellow paint and unrestored state is the least appealing of the MOTAT aviation collection. Now a...
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Tony Messenger
Aug 102 min read
FRONZ SUSTAINABLE FUELS AWARD FOR MOTAT
MOTAT was recently presented with an award from FRONZ for our efforts to introduce sustainable fuels into our operations along with a...
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Alan Curtis
Aug 102 min read
Biography : Rodney Dearing
Rodney Dearing was appointed Director at the Museum of Transport & Technology in May 1984. His appointment was the first under the new...
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Bruce Wild
Aug 104 min read
ARCHITECTURE OF THE WESTERN SPRINGS PUMPING STATION AND ENGINEERS COTTAGE
There are more than 100 paces between the back door of the Engineers Cottage and the entry to the Pumping Station, the engineer’s...
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Richard Kearney
Aug 103 min read
MY FAVOURITE ITEM IN THE COLLECTION…Polaroid Spirit 600 CL
Accession number: 2021.28 https://collection.motat.nz/objects/124815/camera-polaroid-spirit-600-cl . Department: Visual Technology...
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