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Museum events

  • Junior Detective Trail

    Everyday, 10am - 5pm (except Christmas Day)
     

    4 years +
    FREE
    Junior Detective Trail 

    Junior Detective we need your help.

    Your mission is to find pictures of different Police head gear hidden in the museum and tell us at Museum HQ how many you find. Let’s see if you can find them all.

     

     

    8 years +
    FREE
    Senior Detective Mystery

    Put your detective skills to the test with our Senior Detective Mystery: Operation: Vanished 
     

    Mr Levi Leaver has been reported missing. Use the evidence in each letter to solve the case. Come in and give it a go for free. We recommend this activity for individuals and group.

     

    No pencil and paper needed, try it out on our in-house app. 

     

     

     

  • Term 2 School Holiday Programmes: Armed Offenders Squad Visit

    Thursday 3 July (week 1) 11am – 12pm
    Thursday 10 July (week 2) 11am – 12pm

    All ages.
    Free, bookings required.

    Register here on Eventfinda:
    https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2025/armed-offenders-squad-visit/porirua-mana

    Meet an Armed Offenders Squad member and find out what they do in New Zealand Police. Book in and come and see them at the Museum. 

    Please note: Our invited AOS member is operational and in the event of an emergency may not be able to attend.

    Note: Limited parking at the Museum only, you may need to park on Papakōwhai Road.

     

  • Term 2 School Holiday Programmes: Scene of Crime Officer Workshop: Footwear Impression Evidence

    Monday 30 June 11am – 12pm (week 1)            

    Monday 7 July 11am – 12pm (week 2)           

    7 - 12 years             
    $5 per child
    Bookings required

    Shoe prints found at a crime scene can be key evidence to solve a case! Learn how to record a shoe impression using forensic techniques. All junior recruits take home their own cast and impression. Wear shoes with a clear interesting sole.
     
    Book at museum reception.
    Phone - (04) 238 3141
    Email - museum@police.govt.nz          

    Note: Limited parking at the Museum only, you may need to park on Papakōwhai Road.

  • Term 2 School Holiday Programmes: Scene of Crime Officer Workshop: Latent Fingerprint Evidence

    Friday 4 July 11am – 12pm (week 1)                                  
    Friday 11 July 11am – 12pm (week 2)                                  

    7 - 12 years
    $5 per child
    Bookings required

    Learn to dust, identify and lift fingerprints like a true SOCO. Look at your own fingerprints and see what patterns you have. All junior recruits take home their own fingerprint evidence.

    Book at museum reception:
    Phone: (04) 238 3141
    Email museum@police.govt.nz

    Note: Limited parking at the Museum only, you may need to park on Papakōwhai Road.

     

  • Term 2 School Holiday Programmes: Next Level Scene of Crime Officer Workshop
    Tuesday 8 July 11am – 12pm (week 2)                                  
                                
     
    13+ years
    $5 per child
    Bookings required
     

    Calling all secondary recruits. Learn about what our Scene of Crime Officers do when gathering evidence and how they collect fingerprints at a scene. Use the equipment like our SOCO use at a crime scene. All secondary recruits take home their own fingerprint evidence. 

     
    Book at museum reception:
    Phone: (04) 238 3141
    Email museum@police.govt.nz
     
    Note: Limited parking at the Museum only, you may need to park on Papakōwhai Road.
     
     
  • Museum Tours

    Available everyday, 10am - 5pm
    Bookings required
    5 years+

    Museum tours are available for visiting groups and can be adapted to suit individual needs and ages. To find out more about museum tours, view the Police Museum learning and experience programme (PDF 288KB).

    Tour charges, per person:
    Children $5
    Adults $5
    Seniors $3

    To make a booking::
    P (04) 238 3141
    E Police Museum contact form