National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy

Today: Open today, 10:00 – 17:00
Standing: High
Rank: Rank 368 of 10,103

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

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Opening hours

Monday	10:00 – 17:00
Tuesday	10:00 – 17:00
Wednesday	10:00 – 17:00
Thursday	10:00 – 17:00
Friday	10:00 – 17:00
Saturday	10:00 – 17:00
Sunday	10:00 – 17:00

Parsed from OpenStreetMap opening hours on 2026-09-09.

About National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy

The Torpedo Bay Navy Museum is the official museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy, in Devonport, Auckland. The first navy museum opened in 1974 in a single room within HMNZS Philomel and moved in 1982 to a small building on Spring Street; on 9 October 2010 it moved to larger premises at Torpedo Bay. The museum is housed in buildings constructed in 1896 to control naval mines at the mouth of the Waitematā Harbour, refurbished at a cost of NZ$1.5 million.

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What's inside

The exhibits trace New Zealand's naval history since the Flagstaff War in 1845. One of the first displays covers the New Zealand-funded battlecruiser HMS New Zealand, including the piupiu its captains wore in battle in World War I as a good luck charm. World War II displays cover the cruiser HMNZS Achilles and the battle between the small minesweepers HMNZS Kiwi and HMNZS Moa and the larger Japanese submarine I-1. Other displays cover peacetime roles such as fisheries protection, search and rescue, disaster relief and hydrographic surveys.

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Tickets

According to the museum, admission is free for New Zealand residents, while international visitors aged 18 and over pay $15. The museum is open from 10am to 5pm, 7 days a week, and is closed on Good Friday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. It is at Torpedo Bay in Devonport, Auckland, and its listed phone number is 09 445 5186.

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Place details and sources

Address: King Edward Parade, 64, Auckland OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Museum type: Military OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Type of place: Museum OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Operator: New Zealand Defence Force OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09