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Celebrate. Commemorate. Understand.
WAIPA HERITAGE EDUCATIONTitle. Double click me.


Te Awamutu Museum provides a variety of educational experiences at a variety of locations across the Waipa District. Our educational offering caters for school aged students, and is funded by the Ministry of Education and the Waipa District Council.

Māori tools: Māori Innovation
Hands on experience with collection items

Manu Tukutuku
Construct a Manutukutuku out of natural materials

Colonial Family Life
Experience life before electricity

Māori tools: Māori Innovation
Hands on experience with collection items
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LEARNING
There is no denying that the Waipa District has one of the richest histories in New Zealand. Key to this history are the dramatic events that unfolded here 150 years ago. These nation changing events not only formed the towns that we live in, but changed who we are.
Help your students to understand their home, and make connections with their community in this sesquicentennial year. Click on a location to discover what happens where.
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