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The museum was first proposed in 1980 by a group of like minded individuals, many of whom were Auckland Harbour Board and United Steamship Company members. It was to house the growing collection of maritime archives within the Auckland Maritime Society and Auckland Museum collections whilst establishing a New Zealand maritime history collection and exhibition facility. It was to be the first and only museum that dealt with New Zealand’s maritime history as a whole, and was to be called the Auckland Maritime Museum Hobson Wharf.
Auckland Maritime Museum Hobson Wharf opened in August 1993 with Dr. Rodney Wilson as its inaugural Director. The name subsequently changed to the New Zealand National Maritime Museum. The New Zealand National title was bestowed by then Prime Minister the Hon. Jim Bolger in 1996.
The museum was renamed Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum in November 2009 to better reflect the museum's focus on the voyages of exploration and discovery that have helped to create our nation. Learn more about this change
Voyager is run by the NZ National Maritime Trust Board, a body incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957.
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