Concern about the future of New Zealand museums and galleries has prompted a public awareness campaign.

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Waiora Bailey-Moore to the position of Kaiwhakaako Māori. Waiora’s whakapapa includes Tupoho in Whanganui and Puketapu in Taranaki. Waiora has a special interest in te reo Māori, and in the arts.

After 159 years of being away from home Te Koanga o Rehua now stands tall at the Whanganui Regional Museum.

The Whanganui Regional Museum is excited to be hosting a major touring exhibition, on loan from the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata.

The story behind the world’s first “living” river, Te Awa Tupua has come to life in a new exhibition in Whanganui.