| 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
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
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
- ^ "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
- "Mt Erebus disaster: The Police story - New Zealand Police Museum, Porirua". New Zealand Police. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
External links
This page was last edited on 16 February 2024, at 06:55