TATATM preserves Taranaki’s past for the enjoyment of future generations.

  • Experience early radio and recording techniques.
  • Operate a telephone exchange and manually transfer calls.
  • Follow the evolution of computers and communications technologies.
  • Play cashiers with vacuum and wire monetary transfers across the museum.
  • Study the huge scale model of Taranaki’s gas-to-methanol plant.
  • Understand the development of Port Taranaki.
  • Try your hand at hot-lead typesetting and press printing.
  • Re-live much of our agricultural heritage – from threshing machines to milk pumps.

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