MOTAT Museum of Transport and Technology

We had been here a year ago. There is a lot to view in the automobile section. Also if you have got a keen interest in viewing old age planes and gliders then this place holds a lot of interest. We were extremely fascinated with the display objects. Got some nice photos in trucks and all.

We had a pleasant visit here, particularly enjoy the interactive bits .   Hope they do another free entry month soon ( I think last one was June and we missed it!) as i would like to go back again.

We enjoy a family day at Motat, there is so much for the kids to do that they find great fun and we find interesting. They always have a new focus happening.

We took the kids here a few weeks ago & had a great time. All of us had something that we needed to be dragged away from! There really is something for everybody. Master 8 loved the black room (adults arnt allowed in, so my understanding is that…) it’s a black room with stuff in & you do stuff & it’s cool. Madam 2 liked the little tractor & trailor type ride. Plus the interactive noisy toys in the kids room. We (the big kids) liked the old cars & toys etc. All in all, it was a great idea! We ran out of time to take the tram over to the aircraft section - but will no doubt do that soon!

MOTAT is one of those places I always drive past and always think 'Hey I should go to there'. Today I finally did.  And it's fantastic.  As it's the middle of the school holidays the blacksmith was onsite and the pumphouse was in operation.  There are some fantastic exhibitions - my personal favourite was the mini Auckland from the 1950s.  Also, I finally went down to the Sir Keith Park aircraft hall.  Informative and interesting, even if you are not into planes - a great exhibition on Jean Batten especially!

The new aeroplanes hanger is great and free entry for June was well worth the trip

I love this place! Looking at all the old stuff brings back so many memories! The whisper dish’s are very cool and fun for kids to play with, i love the old houses and the train room is brilliant! And best of all its free! Wow definately a good place to go, the food was very nice aswell!

MOTAT keeps getting better and better. The new aviation hall is fantastic, and the Lancasters and flying boats really are something to behold. Take the tram back past the zoo, and you can easily lose yourself in the main museum for a few hours. My favourite place, and has been since a kid, is the Victorian village, my oldest son's favourite is the science activities room and my youngest is enchanted by the big, black train. Look out for the free months (advertised in your local news), as that makes a great time for a family outing, as you can't get much cheaper than free. But to be fair, the entry fee is reasonable for such an enjoyable family outing. Well worth a trip, enjoy a wander down memory lane.

It was so great that the MOTAT was free during June! I was very pleased to see how many people followed the invite. Well done and informative museum.