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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- Aug 10
- 1 min
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 10
- 2 min
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 10
- 2 min
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 10
- 2 min
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 10
- 2 min
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 10
- 4 min
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 10
- 3 min
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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Bill Rayner
- May 2
- 1 min
The MOTAT Society takes flight – visit to Ardmore Airfield
26 intrepid MOTAT Society aviators travelled to Ardmore airfield for the Fly DC3 flight and a visit to the Warbirds Museum in March....
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Scott Pilkington and Tony Messenger
- May 2
- 2 min
BioCoal Trial at MOTAT
MOTAT has partnered with SCION to test and roll out a new, low-carbon, artificial coal made from forestry slash. Slash is the woody...
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Scott Pilkington
- May 2
- 1 min
MOTSoc Returns to Fort Stony Batter
MOTAT Society returned to one of our favourite excursions, Fort Stony Batter, a World War 2 tunnel network and gun emplacement on Waiheke...
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Alan Curtis
- May 2
- 1 min
Ron Richardson
Ron Richardson was appointed as the first full-time director at the Museum of Transport & Technology in November 1970. He had come on a...
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Alan Curtis
- May 2
- 1 min
I Remember When - 16th December 1967
I remember the opening of the Western Springs Tramway. It was a grey and overcast day and it turned to rain before the time came for...
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Makyla Curtis
- May 2
- 3 min
My Favourite Item in the Collection…
One of my favourite collection items at MOTAT is the Farley Proofing Press located in the Print Shop at MOTAT Great North Road. Proofing...
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Scott Pilkington
- May 2
- 1 min
MOTAT Society/Tramways Dockline BBQ
On Saturday 9th March, James and his team at Dockline Tramway hosted MOTAT Society for the tram social BBQ. We had a bunch of rides on...
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Makyla Curtis
- Dec 23, 2023
- 1 min
Printing in the MOTAT Print Shop: Tram Tickets
Previously outsourced, these ubiquitous bits of paper on the MOTAT tram line, are now being letterpress printed in our very own print...
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jodiecawthorne7
- Dec 23, 2023
- 8 min
Collection Inventory at MOTAT
Working furiously behind the scenes at MOTAT is the Registry Team. Based at our offsite storage facility, Registry is responsible for...
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Bill Rayner
- Dec 23, 2023
- 4 min
Trash to Treasure
The heading says it all:– the marvelous restoration projects of the MOTAT volunteers in the early days. This article was originally...
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jodiecawthorne7
- Oct 28, 2023
- 2 min
MOTAT Society September Excursion to Stardome Planetarium and Observatory - 19/09/2023
Coming off the busy Auckland roads the contrast between city lights and the pitch black in the Maungakiekie Domain was intense. No light...
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Richard Croker
- Oct 28, 2023
- 4 min
Les Downey: 6 June 1930 –15 September 2023
HONORARY LIFE MEMBER MOTAT SOCIETY Les was born in Wellington and from early childhood had a strong interest in models, particularly...
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