Waitomo Museum of Caves
Ph: +64 7 878 7640 Fax: +64 7 878 6184 PO Box 12 Waitomo Caves New Zealand director@waitomodiscovery.org
WAITOMO CAVES VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE
NZ SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY (NZSS) LIBRARY AND CAVES RESEARCH CENTRE
WAITOMO CAVES MUSEUM SOCIETY
SOCIETY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
The
Waitomo Caves Museum Society (Inc) is a charitable society which was formed
and incorporated in 1972, and for six years operated the original ‘Waitomo
Museum of Caves’ from a small room in the historic Waitomo Caves Hotel,
then managed by the Tourist Hotel Corporation.
In
1980 a purpose-built museum was erected on the present site in the centre of
the Waitomo Caves village and was doubled in size in 1989, followed by the
addition of an Education Centre in 1994. The land upon which the
Museum is situated belongs to the Tanetinorau Opataia Whanau Trust with whom
the Museum maintains an on-going and close relationship.
Funding
for the Museum has largely been made available through the NZ Lottery Grants
Board, Trust Waikato, Environment Waikato, Department of Conservation,
Waitomo District Council, Tourism Holdings Ltd., Pub Charity Inc., Hamilton Tomo Group Inc., Roselands
Restaurant and R and J Gannaway, with many contributions in both kind and
labour from the local community.
Other
funding comes from commissions from local, regional and national tourism
operators through our Visitor Information Network i-SITE, our souvenir shop
and membership
of the Waitomo Caves Museum Society Inc., a non-profit
organisation dedicated to the conservation, preservation and presentation of
the taonga of our people, our land and our history along with the delivery
of quality (LEOTC) education programmes funded by the Ministry of Education.
See the Museum Society Calendar of field trips and events.
Waitomo Museum of Caves
email us at: director@waitomodiscovery.org 21/12/2007