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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 Police Dog Cards hidden in the museum and tell us at Museum HQ how many you find and who your favourite dog is. 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: Familiar

    Detective we need your help with Operation Familiar. We have a cold case from 1988 with new evidence. There are 5 stations, use the evidence from 1988 and new evidence from today to figure out who out who did it. When you complete your investigation report your findings to Museum HQ. Come in and give it a go for free. We recommend this activity for individuals and groups.

     

     

     
     

     

     

  • Term 1 School Holiday Programmes: Scene of Crime Officer Workshop: Footwear Impression Evidence

    Tuesday 7 April 11am – 12pm (week 1)
    Tuesday 14 April 11am – 12pm (week 2)

    7 - 12 years
    $5 per child
    Bookings required

    A footprint found at a crime scene could be the key evidence! Create a footprint cast and record a shoe impression using forensic techniques. All junior recruits take home their own cast and impression. Wear shoes with an 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 1 School Holiday Programmes: Scene of Crime Officer Workshop: Latent Fingerprint Evidence

    Tuesday 7 April 1pm – 2pm (week 1)
    Friday 10 April 11am – 12pm (week 1)
    Tuesday 14 April 1pm – 2pm (week 2)
    Friday 17 April 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 1 School Holiday Programmes: Next Level Scene of Crime Officer Workshop

    Thursday 16 April 11am – 12pm (week 2)                      

    13+ years
    $5 per child
    Bookings required

    Calling all secondary recruits. Do you know how our Scene of Crime Officers gather evidence? Use the equipment like our SOCOs and learn how they collect fingerprints at a 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
    Minimum of 6 people per group

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

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

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