Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
The Te Papa Tongarewa ( former acronym for National NMNZ Museum of New Zealand) is the national museum of New Zealand. It is located in the country's capital, Wellington. It is also known by the simpler name Te Papa and was built by Fletcher Construction. The name of the museum comes from the language of the Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, and means roughly translates to "the place of treasures of this land ".
In the museum the country New Zealand is illuminated by the most versatile aspects on six levels. In particular, the development of New Zealand's early settlers to be shown up to the present modern state here. Presented are always also special exhibitions on various subjects.
The main building is located on the waterfront in Wellington at the Cable Street. Also included is an outdoor area with an artificial cave and a forest landscape. A second building is used for scientific purposes and is not accessible to the public.
Te Papa was opened by Sir Peter Blake, Prime Minister Jenny Shipley and two children on 14 February 1998. Since then, more than ten million people have visited the museum.
The entrance to the Te Papa Tongarewa is free, but there is an entertainment area, where different machines and related games are that are chargeable. Among other things, there is also a bungee jump simulator.