Educational excursions

7 resources. Free options are listed first.

• Free + paid optionsAges All ages

  Te Papa Tongarewa: learn

  Information on curriculum-linked programmes, self-guided visits and online learning at the Museum of New Zealand in Wellington. General entry is free for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand; some programmes and exhibitions charge.

  Visit tepapa.govt.nz ↗ (opens in a new tab)
• Free + paid optionsAges 3–18

  Auckland War Memorial Museum: AM Learn

  Booking information for Auckland Museum's learning programmes, which are grouped by age from early childhood to high school and include self-guided visits and outreach. Programmes are set up for education groups, so contact the learning team about home-education bookings and costs.

  Visit learn.aucklandmuseum.com ↗ (opens in a new tab)
• Free + paid optionsAges 4–18

  Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne: learn

  Learning information from the Wellington ecosanctuary, including free downloadable family activity booklets and colouring pages, and educator-led sessions for groups. Facilitated sessions are priced per student and have minimum group sizes.

  Visit visitzealandia.com ↗ (opens in a new tab)
• Free + paid optionsAges 4–18

  Tūhura Otago Museum: learn

  Hands-on education programmes in Dunedin during school terms, along with science outreach to schools and communities. Most programmes are free, while the science centre and planetarium carry a fee.

  Visit otagomuseum.nz ↗ (opens in a new tab)
• PaidAges 3–18

  MOTAT learning programmes

  Booked programmes at Auckland's Museum of Transport and Technology covering science, digital technologies, design thinking and history. Onsite bookings have a minimum group size, and the museum's borrowable tech kits accept a home educator ID.

  Visit motat.nz ↗ (opens in a new tab)
• PaidAges 5+

  Space Place at Carter Observatory

  A Wellington public observatory with a full-dome planetarium, interactive galleries and a historic telescope, run by Museums Wellington. Planetarium shows explore the southern night sky.

  Visit museumswellington.org.nz ↗ (opens in a new tab)
• PaidAges 3–18

  Wellington Zoo learning workshops

  Facilitated workshops at Wellington Zoo on topics such as animal adaptations and behaviour, offered from early childhood to Year 13 at a subsidised rate that includes entry. They are set up for education groups, so confirm eligibility for home educators.

  Visit wellingtonzoo.com ↗ (opens in a new tab)