| Name | Coordinates | Location | Territorial authority area/Local board area (Auckland) | Region | Type | Opened |
| Adam Art Gallery[1][2] | 41.2887°S 174.7659°E / -41.2887; 174.7659 | Kelburn[1] | Wellington | Wellington | Art gallery[1] | 1947[1] |
| Air Force Museum of New Zealand[3][4] | 43.5463°S 172.5455°E / -43.5463; 172.5455 | Wigram[3] | Christchurch | Canterbury | Military museum[3] | 1976[3] |
| Aigantighe Art Gallery[5][6] | 44.3905°S 171.2376°E / -44.3905; 171.2376 | Timaru[5] | Timaru | Canterbury | Art gallery[5] | 1956[5] |
| Albertland Heritage Museum[7][8] | 36.2976°S 174.5201°E / -36.2976; 174.5201 | Wellsford[7] | Rodney | Auckland | Local museum[7] | 1990[9] |
| Aotea Utanganui - Museum of South Taranaki[10][11] | 39.7545°S 174.4698°E / -39.7545; 174.4698 | Patea[10] | South Taranaki | Taranaki | Local museum[10] | 1967[12] |
| Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History[13][14] | 40.9485°S 175.6628°E / -40.9485; 175.6628 | Masterton | Masterton | Wellington[13] | Art gallery[13] | 1969[13] |
| Artspace Aotearoa[15][16] | 36.8578°S 174.7558°E / -36.8578; 174.7558 | Auckland CBD[15] | Waitematā | Auckland | Art gallery[15] | 1987[15] |
| Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki[17][18] | 36.8513°S 174.7640°E / -36.8513; 174.7640 | Auckland CBD | Waitematā | Auckland | Art gallery[17] | 1888[17] |
| Auckland War Memorial Museum[19][20] | 36.8594°S 174.7698°E / -36.8594; 174.7698 | Parnell[19] | Waitematā | Auckland | Regional museum[19] | 1852[19] |
| Bill Richardson Transport World[21] | 46.40955°S 168.380442°E / -46.40955; 168.380442 | Invercargill | Invercargill | Southland | Transport museum[21] | 2015[21] |
| Blue Oyster Art Project Space[22][23] | 45.8766°S 170.5011°E / -45.8766; 170.5011 | Central Dunedin[22] | Dunedin | Otago | Art gallery | 1999[22] |
| Bluff Maritime Museum[24][25] | 46.5493°S 168.3014°E / -46.5493; 168.3014 | Bluff[24] | Invercargill | Southland | Maritime museum[24] | 1992[26] |
| Butler Point Whaling Museum[27] | 34.9773°S 173.5368°E / -34.9773; 173.5368 | Hihi[27] | Far North | Northland[27] | Specialist museum[27] | 1970[28] |
| Cadbury World (closed 2018)[29] | 45.8741°S 170.5050°E / -45.8741; 170.5050 | Dunedin Central[29] | Dunedin | Otago | Specialist museum[29] | 2003[29] |
| Canterbury Museum[30][31] | 43.5313°S 172.6261°E / -43.5313; 172.6261[30] | Christchurch CBD[30] | Christchurch[30] | Canterbury[30] | Regional museum[30] | 1867[30] |
| Carterton Railway Museum (Te Whare Rerѐwe o Carterton)[32] | 41.0217°S 175.4534°E / -41.0217; 175.4534 | Carterton[32] | Carterton | Wellington | Railway museum[32] | 1990[32] |
| Centre of Contemporary Art[33][34] | 43.5299°S 172.6299°E / -43.5299; 172.6299 | Christchurch Central[33] | Christchurch | Canterbury | Art gallery[33] | 1880[33] |
| Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu[35][36] | 43.5308°S 172.6292°E / -43.5308; 172.6292 | Christchurch Central[37] | Christchurch | Canterbury[35] | Art gallery[35] | 2003[35] |
| City Gallery Wellington[38][39] | 41.2885°S 174.7750°E / -41.2885; 174.7750 | Wellington Central[38] | Wellington | Wellington | Art gallery[38] | 1940[38] |
| Classic Flyers Museum[40][41] | 37.6630°S 176.1794°E / -37.6630; 176.1794 | Mount Maunganui[40] | Tauranga | Bay of Plenty | Car museum[40] | 2005[40] |
| Classic Motorcycle Mecca[42] | 46.4131°S 168.3492°E / -46.4131; 168.3492 | Invercargill Central[42] | Invercargill | Southland | Motorcycle museum[42] | 2016[43] |
| Clapham's National Clock Museum |
|
Whangārei |
Whangarei District |
Northland |
Clock museum[44] |
|
| Coaltown Museum[45][46] | 41.7531°S 171.5779°E / -41.7531; 171.5779 | Westport[45] | Buller | West Coast | Local museum[45] | 2013[45] |
| Cobblestones Museum[47][48] | 41.0851°S 175.4532°E / -41.0851; 175.4532 | Greytown | South Wairarapa | Wellington[47] | Historic village[47] | 1970s[49] |
| Nairn Street Cottage[50] | 41.0851°S 175.4532°E / -41.0851; 175.4532 | Mount Cook[50] | Wellington | Wellington | Local museum[50] | 1980[51] |
| Corban Estate Arts Centre[52] | 36.8767°S 174.6251°E / -36.8767; 174.6251 | Henderson[52] | Henderson-Massey | Auckland | Art gallery[52] | 2001[52] |
| Crystal Mountain Mine Museum[53] | 36.8746°S 174.5888°E / -36.8746; 174.5888 | Swanson[53] | Waitākere Ranges | Auckland | Specialist museum[53] | 2000[54] |
| Dalmatian Archives and Museum[55][56] | 36.8656°S 174.7579°E / -36.8656; 174.7579 | Auckland CBD[56] | Waitematā | Auckland | Specialist museum[56] | 1989[55] |
| Denis Cohn Gallery (closed 2006)[57] | 36.979°S 174.713°E / -36.979; 174.713 | Māngere[57] | Māngere-Ōtāhuhu | Auckland | Art gallery[57] | 1979[57][58] |
| Devonport Museum[59][60] | 36.8250°S 174.8003°E / -36.8250; 174.8003 | Devonport[59] | Devonport-Takapuna | Auckland | Local museum[59] | 1977[59] |
| The Dowse Art Museum[61][62] | 41.2118°S 174.9022°E / -41.2118; 174.9022 | Hutt Central[61] | Lower Hutt | Wellington | Art gallery[61] | 1971[61] |
| Dunedin Gasworks Museum[63][64] | 45.8955°S 170.5091°E / -45.8955; 170.5091 | Dunedin South[63] | Dunedin | Otago | Historic gasworks[63] | 2001[65] |
| Dunedin Public Art Gallery[66][67] | 45.8744°S 170.5006°E / -45.8744; 170.5006 | Central Dunedin[66] | Dunedin | Otago | Art gallery[66] | 1884[66] |
| Eastern Southland Gallery[68][69] | 43.5675°S 172.7002°E / -43.5675; 172.7002 | Gore[68] | Gore | Southland | Art gallery[68] | 1984[68] |
| Edwin Fox Maritime Centre[70][71] | 41.2868°S 174.0037°E / -41.2868; 174.0037 | Picton[70] | Marlborough | Marlborough | Maritime museum[70] | 1986[72] |
| Enjoy Contemporary Art Space[73][74] | 41.2925°S 174.7733°E / -41.2925; 174.7733 | Wellington[73] | Wellington | Wellington | Art gallery[73] | 2000[73] |
| Fell Engine Museum[75][76] | 41.2925°S 174.7733°E / -41.2925; 174.7733 | Featherston[75] | South Wairarapa | Wellington | Rail museum[75] | 1955[75] |
| Ferrymead Heritage Park[77][78] | 43.5675°S 172.7002°E / -43.5675; 172.7002 | Ferrymead[77] | Christchurch | Canterbury | Historic village[77] | 1965[79] |
| Flax Stripper Museum[80][81] | 40.4734°S 175.2790°E / -40.4734; 175.2790 | Foxton[80] | Horowhenua | Manawatū-Whanganui | Local museum[80] | 1990[82] |
| Foxton Museum[83] | 40.4734°S 175.2790°E / -40.4734; 175.2790 | Foxton[83] | Horowhenua | Manawatū-Whanganui | Local museum[83] | 1990[84] |
| Founders Heritage Park[85][86] | 41.2619°S 173.2957°E / -41.2619; 173.2957 | The Wood[85] | Nelson | Nelson | Local museum[85] | 1986[87] |
| Gibbs Farm[88] | 36.5198°S 174.4468°E / -36.5198; 174.4468 | Makarau[88] | Rodney | Auckland | Sculpture farm[88] | 1991[88] |
| Glenbrook Vintage Railway[89][90] | 37.2079°S 174.7839°E / -37.2079; 174.7839 | Waiuku[89] | Franklin | Auckland | Heritage railway[89] | 1977[89] |
| Golden Bay Museum[91][92] | 40.8577°S 172.8041°E / -40.8577; 172.8041 | Tākaka[91] | Tasman | Tasman | Local museum[91] | 1990[91] |
| Govett-Brewster Art Gallery[93][94] | 39.0586°S 174.0679°E / -39.0586; 174.0679 | New Plymouth Central[93] | New Plymouth | Taranaki | Art gallery[93] | 1970[95] |
| Gus Fisher Gallery[96][97] | 36.8468°S 174.7671°E / -36.8468; 174.7671 | Auckland CBD[96] | Waitematā | Auckland | Art gallery[96] | 2001[96] |
| Hastings City Art Gallery[98][99] | 39.6442°S 176.8401°E / -39.6442; 176.8401 | Hastings Central[98] | Hastings | Hawke's Bay | Art gallery[98] | 2009[100] |
| Highwic[101][102] | 36.8717°S 174.7730°E / -36.8717; 174.7730 | Epsom[101] | Albert-Eden | Auckland | Heritage building[101] | 1981[103] |
| Hocken Collections[104][105] | 45.8699°S 170.5153°E / -45.8699; 170.5153 | Dunedin Central[104] | Dunedin | Otago | Art gallery[104] | 1910[104] |
| Howick Historical Village[106][107] | 36.9074°S 174.9011°E / -36.9074; 174.9011 | Pakuranga[106] | Howick | Auckland | Heritage village[106] | 1980[108] |
| Hokitika Museum[109][110] | 42.7186°N 170.9589°E / 42.7186; 170.9589 | Hokitika[109] | Westland | West Coast | Local museum[109] | 1869[109] |
| Huia Settlers Museum[111][112] | 37.0049°S 174.5614°E / -37.0049; 174.5614 | Huia[111] | Waitākere Ranges | Auckland | Local museum[111] | 1984[111] |
| Hundertwasser Arts Centre and Wairau Māori Art Gallery[113] | 35.7613°S 174.1215°E / -35.7613; 174.1215 | Whangārei Central[113] | Whangārei | Northland[113] | Art gallery[113] | 2022[113] |
| Jonesonian Institute[114] | 36.9846°S 174.6060°E / -36.9846; 174.6060 | Huia[114] | Waitākere Ranges | Auckland | Specialist museum[114] | 2008[115][116] |
| Katherine Mansfield Birthplace[117][118] | 41.2701°S 174.7776°E / -41.2701; 174.7776 | Thornton[117] | Wellington | Wellington | Historic building[117] | 1988[117] |
| Kauri Museum[119][120] | 36.1301°S 174.1833°E / -36.1301; 174.1833 | Matakohe[119] | Kaipara | Northland | Local museum[119] | 1962[119] |
| Larnach Castle[121][122] | 45.8627°S 170.6252°E / -45.8627; 170.6252 | Pukehiki[121] | Dunedin | Otago | Historic building[121] | 1967[121] |
| Len Lye Centre[123] | 39.0586°S 174.0679°E / -39.0586; 174.0679 | New Plymouth Central[123] | New Plymouth | Taranaki | Art gallery[123] | 1980[123] |
| Mahara Gallery[124][125] | 40.8761°S 174.8837°E / -40.8761; 174.8837 | Waikanae[124] | Kāpiti Coast | Wellington | Art gallery[124] | 1996[124] |
| Mangawhai Museum[126][127] | 36.1056°S 174.5801°E / -36.1056; 174.5801 | Mangawhai Heads[126] | Kaipara | Northland | Local museum[126] | 2014[128] |
| Mansion House[129][130] | 36.1056°S 174.5801°E / -36.1056; 174.5801 | Warkworth[129] | Rodney | Auckland | Historic building[129] | 1980[129] |
| Museum of Transport and Technology[131][132] | 36.8013°S 175.0684°E / -36.8013; 175.0684 | Western Springs[131] | Waitematā | Auckland | Technology museum[131] | 1964[131] |
| Museum of Waiheke[133][134] | 36.8013°S 175.0684°E / -36.8013; 175.0684 | Onetangi[133] | Waiheke Island | Auckland | Local museum[133] | 1990[133] |
| McCahon House[135][136] | 36.9473°S 174.6617°E / -36.9473; 174.6617 | Titirangi[135] | Waitākere Ranges | Auckland | Historic building[135] | 1998[135] |
| Mission House / Stone Store[137][138] | 35.2180°S 173.9608°E / -35.2180; 173.9608 | Kerikeri[137] | Far North | Northland | Historic building[137] | 1975[137] |
| MTG Hawke's Bay[139][140] | 39.4891°N 176.9170°E / 39.4891; 176.9170 | Central Napier[139] | Napier | Hawke's Bay | Regional museum[139] | 1865[139] |
| Napier Prison[141] | 39.4837°S 176.9123°E / -39.4837; 176.9123 | Bluff Hill[141] | Napier | Hawke's Bay | Historic building[141] | 2002[141] |
| National Army Museum[142][143] | 39.4812°S 175.6677°E / -39.4812; 175.6677 | Waiouru[142] | Ruapehu | Manawatū-Whanganui | Military museum[142] | 1978[142] |
| National Museum of Audio Visual Arts & Sciences[144] | 40.4707°S 175.2798°E / -40.4707; 175.2798 | Foxton[144] | Horowhenua | Manawatū-Whanganui | Technology museum[144] | 1970s[145] |
| National Tattoo Museum Of New Zealand[146][147] | 41.2943°S 174.7708°E / -41.2943; 174.7708 | Te Aro[146] | Wellington | Wellington | Specialist museum[146] | 2011[148] |
| Nelson Provincial Museum[149][150] | 41.2745°S 173.2813°E / -41.2745; 173.2813 | Nelson Central[149] | Nelson | Nelson | Regional museum[149] | 1842[151] |
| New Zealand Cricket Museum[152][153] | 41.3000°S 174.7769°E / -41.3000; 174.7769 | Mount Cook[152] | Wellington | Wellington | Sports museum[152] | 1987[154] |
| New Zealand Fighter Pilots Museum (closed 2011)[155] | 44.7238°S 169.2419°E / -44.7238; 169.2419 | Wānaka[155] | Queenstown Lakes | Otago | Military museum[155] | 1993[155] |
| New Zealand Maritime Museum[156][157] | 36.8415°S 174.7611°E / -36.8415; 174.7611 | Auckland CBD[156] | Waitematā | Auckland | Maritime museum[156] | 1993[156] |
| New Zealand Olympic Museum (closed 2016)[158] | 41.2851°S 174.7762°E / -41.2851; 174.7762 | Wellington Central[158] | Wellington | Wellington | Sports museum[158] | 1998[158] |
| New Zealand Portrait Gallery[159][160] | 41.2836°S 174.7760°E / -41.2836; 174.7760 | Pipitea[159] | Wellington | Wellington | Art gallery[159] | 1990[159] |
| New Zealand Rugby Museum[161][162] | 40.3581°S 175.6060°E / -40.3581; 175.6060 | Palmerston North Central[161] | Palmerston North | Manawatū-Whanganui | Sports museum[161] | 1977[161] |
| New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame[163][164] | 45.8752°S 170.5068°E / -45.8752; 170.5068 | Central Dunedin[163] | Dunedin | Otago | Sports museum[163] | 1990[163] |
| New Zealand Timber Museum[165][166] | 38.0690°S 175.7884°E / -38.0690; 175.7884 | Lichfield[165] | South Waikato | Waikato | Specialist museum[165] | 1981[165] |
| New Zealand Trotting Hall of Fame[167][168] | 36.8926°S 174.7736°E / -36.8926; 174.7736 | Epsom[167] | Albert-Eden | Auckland | Racing museum[167] | 1997[167] |
| Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision[169][170] | 41.2767°S 174.7760°E / -41.2767; 174.7760 | Thorndon[169] | Wellington | Wellington | Archive[169] | 2019[171] |
| Objectspace[172] | 36.8580°S 174.7453°E / -36.8580; 174.7453 | Grey Lynn[172] | Waitematā | Auckland | Art gallery[172] | 2004[172] |
| Olveston[173][174] | 45.8663°S 170.5004°E / -45.8663; 170.5004 | Dunedin North[173] | Dunedin | Otago | Heritage building[173] | 1967[173] |
| Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre[175][176] | 41.5377°S 173.9275°E / -41.5377; 173.9275 | Blenheim[175] | Marlborough | Marlborough | Aviation museum[175] | 1996[175] |
| Opotiki Heritage and Agricultural Society[177] | 38.0044°S 177.2830°E / -38.0044; 177.2830 | Ōpōtiki[177] | Ōpōtiki | Bay of Plenty | Local museum[177] | 2001[178] |
| Oratia Folk Museum[179][180] | 36.9099°S 174.6209°E / -36.9099; 174.6209 | Oratia[179] | Waitākere Ranges | Auckland | Local museum[179] | 1992[179] |
| Otago Museum[181][182] | 45.8659°S 170.5086°E / -45.8659; 170.5086 | Dunedin Central[181] | Dunedin | Otago | Regional museum[181] | 1865[181] |
| Otaki Museum[183][184] | 40.7527°S 175.1368°E / -40.7527; 175.1368 | Ōtaki[183] | Kāpiti Coast | Wellington | Local museum[183] | 2003[183] |
| Polish Heritage Trust Museum[185][186] | 36.9017°S 174.9250°E / -36.9017; 174.9250 | Howick[185] | Howick | Auckland | Specialist museum[185] | 2004[185] |
| Pahiatua & Districts Museum[187] | 40.4530°S 175.8411°E / -40.4530; 175.8411 | Pahiatua[187] | Tararua | Manawatū-Whanganui | Local museum[187] | 1977[187] |
| Pahiatua Railcar Society[188] | 40.4453°S 175.8117°E / -40.4453; 175.8117 | Pahiatua[187] | Tararua | Manawatū-Whanganui | Local museum[188] | 1991[189] |
| Papakura Museum[190][191] | 37.0638°S 174.9405°E / -37.0638; 174.9405 | Papakura[190] | Howick | Auckland | Local museum[190] | 1972[192] |
| Pataka Art + Museum[193][194] | 41.1317°S 174.8375°E / -41.1317; 174.8375 | Porirua Central[193] | Porirua | Wellington | Art gallery, local museum[193] | 1998[193] |
| Papatoetoe Historical Society[195][196] | 36.9824°S 174.8451°E / -36.9824; 174.8451 | Papatoetoe[195] | Ōtara-Papatoetoe | Auckland | Local museum[195] | 1988[195] |
| The Physics Room[197][198] | 43.5313°S 172.6281°E / -43.5313; 172.6281 | Christchurch Central[197] | Christchurch | Canterbury | Art gallery[197] | 1992[199] |
| The Plains Vintage Railway & Historical Museum[37][200] | 43.9239°S 171.7062°E / -43.9239; 171.7062 | Tinwald[37] | Ashburton | Canterbury | Heritage railway[37] | 1973[37] |
| Pleasant Point Museum and Railway[201][202] | 44.2610°S 171.1290°E / -44.2610; 171.1290 | Pleasant Point[201] | Timaru | Canterbury | Railway museum[201] | 1970[203] |
| Pompallier House[204][205] | 35.2644°S 174.1198°E / -35.2644; 174.1198 | Russell[204] | Far North | Northland[204] | Heritage building[204] | 1941[206] |
| Port Chalmers Maritime Museum[207][208] | 45.8561°S 170.5054°E / -45.8561; 170.5054 | Port Chalmers[207] | Dunedin | Otago | Maritime museum[207] | 1913[207] |
| Puke Ariki[209][210] | 39.0571°S 174.0699°E / -39.0571; 174.0699 | New Plymouth Central[209] | New Plymouth | Taranaki | Regional museum[209] | 2003[210] |
| Ravenscar House Museum[211] | 39.0571°S 174.0699°E / -39.0571; 174.0699 | Christchurch CBD[211] | Christchurch[211] | Canterbury[211] | Art gallery[211] | 2021[211] |
| Rotoroa Island Museum[212] | 36.8162°S 175.1958°E / -36.8162; 175.1958 | Rotoroa Island[212] | Waiheke Island | Auckland | Local museum[212] | 2009[212] |
| Rotorua Museum[213][214] | 38.1356°S 176.2569°E / -38.1356; 176.2569 | Rotorua Central[213] | Rotorua Lakes | Bay of Plenty | Local museum[213] | 1969[213] |
| Reserve Bank Museum[215][216] | 41.2825°S 174.7713°E / -41.2825; 174.7713 | Wellington Central[215] | Wellington | Wellington | Specialist museum[215] | 2006[216] |
| Reyburn House Art Gallery[217][218] | 35.7258°S 174.3249°E / -35.7258; 174.3249 | Whangārei Central[217] | Whangarei District | Northland | Art gallery[217] | 1966[217] |
| Sarjeant Gallery[219][220] | 39.9342°S 175.0534°E / -39.9342; 175.0534 | Whanganui Central[219] | Whanganui | Manawatū-Whanganui | Art gallery[219] | 1919[219] |
| St Paul St Gallery[221][222] | 36.8538°S 174.7641°E / -36.8538; 174.7641 | Auckland CBD[221] | Waitematā | Auckland | Art gallery[221] | 2004[221] |
| Shantytown[223][224] | 42.5338°S 171.1802°E / -42.5338; 171.1802 | Paroa[223] | Grey | West Coast | Heritage village[223] | 1971[225] |
| Steampunk HQ[226] | 45.1022°S 170.9682°E / -45.1022; 170.9682 | Oamaru[226] | Waitaki | Otago | Art gallery[226] | 2011[226] |
| Southland Museum and Art Gallery[227][228] | 46.4053°S 168.3515°E / -46.4053; 168.3515 | Invercargill Central[227] | Invercargill | Southland | Regional museum[227] | 1869[229] |
| South Canterbury Museum[230][231] | 44.3971°S 171.2490°E / -44.3971; 171.2490 | Timaru[230] | Timaru | Canterbury | Local museum[230] | 1952[232] |
| Southward Car Museum[233] | 40.8939°S 175.0267°E / -40.8939; 175.0267 | Otaihanga[233] | Kāpiti Coast | Wellington | Car museum[233] | 1979[234] |
| Space Place at Carter Observatory[235][236] | 41.2843°S 174.7648°E / -41.2843; 174.7648 | Kelburn[235] | Wellington | Wellington | Observatory[235] | 1941[237] |
| The Suter Art Gallery[238][239] | 41.2722°S 173.2820°E / -41.2722; 173.2820 | Nelson Central[238] | Nelson | Nelson | Art gallery[238] | 1899[238] |
| Tairawhiti Museum[240][241] | 38.6637°S 178.0265°E / -38.6637; 178.0265 | Whataupoko[240] | Gisborne | Gisborne | Local museum[240] | 1883[240] |
| Taupō Museum[242][243] | 38.6873°S 176.0653°E / -38.6873; 176.0653 | Taupō Central[242] | Taupō | Waikato[242] | Local museum[242] | 1970s[244] |
| Tauranga Art Gallery[245][246] | 37.6832°S 176.1669°E / -37.6832; 176.1669 | Tauranga Central[245] | Tauranga | Bay of Plenty | Art gallery[245] | 2007[245] |
| Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom[247][248] | 40.4737°S 175.2786°E / -40.4737; 175.2786 | Foxton[247] | Horowhenua | Manawatū-Whanganui | Local museum[247] | 2017[249] |
| Te Hikoi Museum |
-46.351755146981894, 168.0132343304666 |
Riverton / Aparima |
Southland District |
Southland |
Local Museum |
2009 |
| Te Kōngahu Museum of Waitangi[250][251] | 35.2669°S 174.0790°E / -35.2669; 174.0790 | Waitangi[250] | Far North | Northland[250] | National museum[250] | 2016[250] |
| Te Manawa[252][253] | 40.2920°S 175.5197°E / -40.2920; 175.5197 | Palmerston North Central[252] | Palmerston North | Manawatū-Whanganui | Regional museum[252] | 1999[252] |
| Te Papa[254][255] | 41.2904°S 174.7799°E / -41.2904; 174.7799 | Wellington Central[254] | Wellington | Wellington | National museum[254] | 1998[254] |
| Te Puia[256] | 38.1641°S 176.2482°E / -38.1641; 176.2482 | Whakarewarewa[256] | Rotorua Lakes | Bay of Plenty | Specialist museum[256] | 1963[257] |
| Te Rau Aroha Museum[258][251] | 35.2663°S 174.0797°E / -35.2663; 174.0797 | Waitangi[258] | Far North | Northland | National museum[258] | 2020[258] |
| Te Tuhi[259][260] | 35.2663°S 174.0797°E / -35.2663; 174.0797 | Pakuranga[259] | Howick | Auckland | Art gallery[259] | 1975[259] |
| Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery[261][262] | 36.9383°S 174.6530°E / -36.9383; 174.6530 | Titirangi[261] | Waitākere Ranges | Auckland | Art gallery[261] | 1986[261] |
| Te Waimate Mission[263][264] | 35.3165°S 173.8736°E / -35.3165; 173.8736 | Waimate North[263] | Far North | Northland | Historic building[263] | 1961[263] |
| Te Wairoa[265][266] | 38.2119°S 176.3613°E / -38.2119; 176.3613 | Lake Tarawera[265] | Rotorua | Bay of Plenty | Historic village[265] | 1931[265] |
| Toitū Otago Settlers Museum[267][268] | 45.8766°S 170.5041°E / -45.8766; 170.5041 | Dunedin Central[267] | Dunedin | Otago | Regional museum[267] | 1898[267] |
| Torpedo Bay Navy Museum[269][270] | 36.8288°S 174.8068°E / -36.8288; 174.8068 | Devonport[269] | Devonport-Takapuna | Auckland | Maritime museum, military museum[269] | 2010[269] |
| Treaty House[271][272] | 35.2658°S 174.0794°E / -35.2658; 174.0794 | Waitangi[271] | Far North | Northland | National museum[271] | 1933[271] |
| Uxbridge Art Gallery[273][274] | 36.8941°S 174.9317°E / -36.8941; 174.9317 | Mellons Bay[273] | Howick | Auckland | Art gallery[273] | 1981[273] |
| Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato[275][276] | 37.7899°S 175.2841°E / -37.7899; 175.2841 | Hamilton Central[275] | Hamilton | Waikato[275] | Regional museum[275] | 1965[275] |
| Waimarino Museum[277] | 39.4257°S 175.2736°E / -39.4257; 175.2736 | Raetihi[277] | Ruapehu | Manawatū-Whanganui | Local museum[277] | 1981[277] |
| Waitangi Treaty Grounds[278][251] | 39.4257°S 175.2737°E / -39.4257; 175.2737 | Waitangi[278] | Far North | Northland | Historic site[278] | 1934[278] |
| Waitomo Caves Museum[279][280] | 39.4257°S 175.2737°E / -39.4257; 175.2737 | Waitomo[279] | Waitomo | Waikato | Local museum[279] | 1973[279] |
| Waiuku Museum[281][282] | 39.4257°S 175.2737°E / -39.4257; 175.2737 | Waiuku[281] | Franklin | Auckland | Local museum[281] | 1965[281] |
| Warkworth Museum[283][284] | 39.4257°S 175.2737°E / -39.4257; 175.2737 | Warkworth[283] | Rodney | Auckland | Local museum[283] | 1979[285] |
| Wellington Museum[286][287] | 39.4257°S 175.2737°E / -39.4257; 175.2737 | Wellington Central[286] | Wellington | Wellington | Regional museum[286] | 1999[286] |
| Wellington Tramway Museum[288][289] | 40.9691°S 174.9781°E / -40.9691; 174.9781 | Paraparaumu[288] | Kāpiti Coast | Wellington | Rail museum[288] | 1965[288] |
| Whakatāne Museum[290][291] | 37.9537°S 176.9926°E / -37.9537; 176.9926 | Whakatāne[290] | Whakatāne | Bay of Plenty | Local museum[290] | 1972[290] |
| Whakamana Cannabis Museum |
36.8566°S 174.7582°E / -36.8566; 174.7582 |
Auckland Central |
Waitematā |
Auckland |
Cannabis museum[292] |
2024[292] |
| Whanganui Regional Museum[293][294] | 39.9316°S 175.0497°E / -39.9316; 175.0497 | Whanganui Central[293] | Whanganui | Manawatū-Whanganui | Regional museum[293] | 1892[293] |
| Whangārei Art Museum Te Manawa Toi[295][296] | 35.7251°S 174.3235°E / -35.7251; 174.3235 | Whangārei Central[295] | Whangārei | Northland | Art gallery[295] | 1996[295] |
| Whangarei Museum[297] | 35.7423°S 174.2678°E / -35.7423; 174.2678 | Maunu[297] | Whangārei | Northland | Local museum[297] | 1890[297] |
| Whittaker's Music Museum[298][299] | 36.7809°S 175.0047°E / -36.7809; 175.0047 | Oneroa[298] | Waiheke Island | Auckland | Specialist museum[298] | 1996[298] |
| Yaldhurst Museum[300][301] | 43.5111°S 172.5025°E / -43.5111; 172.5025 | Yaldhurst[300] | Christchurch | Canterbury[300] | Local museum[300] | 1968[300] |
