Auckland War Memorial Museum is located a bit off in regards to the city centre. This meant I, not being in the mood of figuring out how to get there by public transportation, and getting no help at the, less than service-minded, hostel I stayed at, took a taxi. It wasn’t far from my accommodation, on the map, but still not money worth spending, considering when having walked through all the exhibitions, the only thing that stood out was the Maori display. I was able to have a look inside the meeting house, which I wasn’t at the Ohinemutu living village in Rotorua – I guess it goes without saying… So that’s a cool thing! I ditched the museum’s Maori cultural performance, not to my interest. Despite the name, the museum is mostly dedicated to the nature and early settlers of New Zealand, but the 3rd floor focuses on war stories. When done, it was no problem going public on the LINK bus service returning to the city centre – at that point I had spent enough money on, mainly, nothing…
Website: aucklandmuseum.com
Note: Photos are by Bob Linsdell (#1) and me (#2).
I never got our to the Auckland museum but it means I have something to return to see #citytripping
If you get a second chance, I’d suggest you look into it before going, as you might find it not worth it…