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Our Space

Location
Level 2
Entry
Free entry, admission charges apply for the Our Space rides.

OurSpace

Te Papa's spectacular new multimedia adventure.

Create your vision of New Zealand with this new, state-of-the-art interactive – mix it, own it, share it.
Take a walk on The Map and trigger New Zealand into action.
Get the adrenalin pumping with The High Ride.
Log onto The Wall and leave your mark on its giant artistic interface.
Visit a virtual volcano 2000 metres under the sea on The Deep Ride.

Visit www.ourspace.tepapa.com to contribute images and clips and become part of the Our Space community.

The Map

The map

The floor is alive with your footsteps!  A 14 metre long satellite map of New Zealand is laid out on the floor. As you walk over the map you will trigger sensors that will project a variety of images onto large display screens. Step onto its hot spots to see moments of New Zealand culture, identity and geography.

The Wall

The Wall

The Wall is a collective and creative space about who we are and what we do. Touch-screens provide access to thousands of digital records from a range of sources including TVNZ archives, Te Papa's own collections, and the Our Space community. Display your chosen images on the 18 metre long wall as a mural, visual story or VJ composition. The possibilities for using The Wall are only limited by your imagination!
 
Simulator Rides
 
The Deep

The Deep

A real life scientific adventure ride! Around 80% if New Zealand's territory is underwater. But more people have travelled to the moon than have explored the depths around the Brothers underwater volcano. With renowned scientist and adventurer Dr Cornel de Ronde to guide you, join the hunt for deep-sea black smokers and erupting volcanoes from the safety of our deep-sea vehicle simulator.
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The High Ride

The High Ride

Imagine the most exciting clips from The Wall. The thrill of extreme sports, free running, flying foxes. The nostalgia of trundling over cattlestops, sliding down grassy hills. Clips that ride back in time, clips that go all around and under New Zealand. Now imagine that you enter The Wall and live these scenes first-hand - that's the High Ride!
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> Education programme

Visit www.ourspace.tepapa.com to contribute images and clips and become part of the Our Space community.

 


Rides prices

  High Ride Deep Ride Both rides
Adult (16 years and older) $10.00 $10.00 $18.00
Concession (student, etc) $8.00 $8.00 $14.50
Friends of Te Papa $6.50 $6.50 $12.00
Child under 16 $5.00 $5.00 $9.00
Friends of Te Papa - child $3.50 $3.50 $6.50
       
Family whānau prices      
       
1 adult, 2 children  $17.50 $17.50 $31.50
2 adults, 1 child  $22.00 $22.00 $40.00
2 adults, 2 children $23.50 $23.50 $42.50
additional children $3.50 $3.50 $6.50
       
Groups (price per person)      
       
10+ adults $7.00 $7.00 $12.50
School groups (primary and secondary) $4.50 $4.50 $8.00

 

Competition winners

The winner of the Our Space rides opening weekend competition is: Paul Worthington from Auckland.
Congratulations for winning a brand new PLAYSTATION®3!

 

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