Puke Ariki: Library, Museum, Visitor Information

Puke Ariki Exterior

Puke Ariki is an integrated knowledge hub. The central New Plymouth site combines a museum, library, research centre and i-SITE. Puke Ariki also has five branch libraries and a mobile library.

Puke Ariki Museum, i-SITE and Store

Enter from 1 Ariki Street and 65 St Aubyn Street 

Opening Hours

Monday to Friday: 9am - 6pm
Saturday and Sunday: 9am - 5pm
Puke Ariki Museum, i-SITE and Store are open every day except for Christmas Day

Explore Puke Ariki’s three permanent galleries showcasing life in Taranaki, its unique geology, flora and fauna, and the museum’s Māori taonga. Two temporary galleries house a wide range of changing exhibitions.

Find out more about our exhibitions and visiting the museum.

 

Puke Ariki Library

Enter from 1 Ariki Street and 65 St Aubyn Street 

Opening Hours

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 9am - 6pm
Wednesday: 9am - 9pm
Saturday and Sunday: 9am - 5pm

Puke Ariki Library is closed on public holidays.

All Taranaki residents are eligible for library membership. Puke Ariki library members can access a great selection of adults’ and children’s fiction and non-fiction books, ebooks, DVDs, audiobooks, newspapers and magazines. Regular events and community programmes run in all the libraries and free wifi is available.  

 

Taranaki Research Centre

Enter from 1 Ariki Street and 65 St Aubyn Street 

Opening Hours

Monday to Friday: 9am - 6pm
Saturday and Sunday: 9am - 5pm

Taranaki Research Centre is closed on public holidays.

Taranaki Research Centre/Te Pua Wānanga o Taranaki holds an excellent collection of reference books, images and archives that relate to the history of Taranaki. It is located on the second floor of Puke Ariki Library. Discover the tales of Taranaki through Te Rangi Aoao Nunui our online historical and cultural stories database.

Find out more about research and heritage at Puke Ariki.

 

 

Puke Ariki Library

Enter from 1 Ariki Street and 65 St Aubyn Street 

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 9am - 6pm
Wednesday: 9am - 9pm
Saturday and Sunday: 9am - 5pm

Puke Ariki Library is closed on public holidays.

All Taranaki residents are eligible for library membership. Puke Ariki library members can access a great selection of adults’ and children’s fiction and non-fiction books, ebooks, DVDs, audiobooks, newspapers and magazines. Regular events and community programmes run in all the libraries and free wifi is available.  

Community Libraries

Puke Ariki includes five community libraries and a mobile library. The libraries in Bell Block, Inglewood and Waitara are also NPDC Service Centres, where you can pay bills,  register your dog and much more.

All of the community libraries are closed on public holidays. For more information see Visiting our Libraries.


Bell Block Library and Service Centre

188 Parklands Avenue,

Bell Block

Mon, Wed, Fri: 9am - 5pm
Tues, Thurs: 9am - 6pm
Saturday: 9am - midday

Inglewood Library and Service Centre

46 Rata Street,
Inglewood

Mon, Tues, Thurs: 9am - 5pm
Wed, Fri: 9am - 6pm
Saturday: 9am - midday

Ōākura Library

16 Donnelly Street,
Ōākura

Mon, Wed, Fri: midday - 6pm
Tues, Thurs, Sat: 9am - 1pm

Urenui Library

Takiroa Street, Urenui

Mon, Tues: 10.30am - 12.30pm
Friday: midday - 4pm
Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month: 10.30am - 12.30pm

Waitara Library and Service Centre

15a Queen Street,
Waitara

Mon, Wed, Fri: 9am - 5pm
Tues, Thurs: 9am - 6pm
Saturday: 9am - midday

Richmond Cottage

2-6 Ariki Street

11am - 3:30pm weekends and holidays (except Christmas Day)

 

 
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