Waitomo
Caves Museum Society
Ph: +64 7 878 7640 Fax: +64 7 878 6184
PO Box 12, Waitomo Caves, Waitomo 3943, New Zealand info@waitomodiscovery.org
WAITOMO CAVES DISCOVERY CENTRE
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 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.
At the beginning of 2008, the Waitomo Museum of Caves was rebranded to the Waitomo Caves Discovery Centre.
On 30 June 2008
the Waitomo Caves Museum Society was registered as a charitable entity under
the Charities Act 2005.
See the Museum Society Calendar of field trips and events.
Waitomo Caves Museum Society
email us at: info@waitomodiscovery.org 04/05/2010