New Zealand Police Museum
| Established | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Location | Porirua, New Zealand |
| Type | Police museum |
| Director | Rowan Carroll[1] |
| Website | www |
The New Zealand Police Museum is a museum of the New Zealand Police that is located on the campus of the Royal New Zealand Police College.[2][3] It was started in 1908 and made accessible to the public in 1996.
History[edit]
The New Zealand Police Museum was started in 1908 and was modelled after the Black Museum in Scotland Yard, now known as the Crime Museum.[4] In 1996 the collection was made accessible to the public.[5]
Collection[edit]
The museum has various collections, including weapons,[6] mugshots,[7] and old police cars, such as a 1919 Ford Model TT,[8] and a 1988 Mitsubishi V3000.[9] It also has the George Medal of Eva Helen Dickson, who was the first woman to receive the medal.[10]
For about six months in 2012 the museum featured an exhibition to remember Gerald Wade, a police officer who was shot 100 years prior in the 1912 Waihi miners' strike.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "NZ Police Museum to display restored 1980s Mitsubishi police car 'the legendary Flying Wedge'". The New Zealand Herald. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ Nightingale, Melissa (18 October 2022). "Police open memorial walkway to showcase acts of bravery from cops, civilians". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "New Zealand Police Museum". www.kotuia.org.nz. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Painting of 'fearless catcher of bad guys' finds fitting home". NZ Herald. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Police Museum closes for revamp". New Zealand Police. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ Fuller, Piers (3 June 2019). "Backyard tourism: Police museum great Porirua drawcard". Stuff. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ McNeilly, Hamish (25 October 2012). "Arresting photo gets half million viral hits". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Stuff". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "The eighties calling: Police roll out restored 1988 patrol car". 1News. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Aramoana hero's medal returns to Police Museum". The New Zealand Herald. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Police celebrate officer shot 100 years ago". The New Zealand Herald. 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
Further reading[edit]
- "Mt Erebus disaster: The Police story - New Zealand Police Museum, Porirua". New Zealand Police. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2024.