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The Waikato Museum is situated in Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton, New Zealand

Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's seventh largest territorial authorities of New Zealand....
. Previously called the Waikato Museum of Art and History, the full name has been shortened in recent years due to the incorporation Exscite, an interactive science centre, and the emphasis on Tangata Whenua
Tangata Whenua

Tangata Whenua is a Maori language term literally meaning "people of the land", from tangata, 'people' and whenua land....
 or Maori
Maori

The Maori are the indigenous people Polynesian people of Aotearoa . The group probably arrived in south-western Polynesia in several waves at some time before 1300....
 Studies. Its current address is 1 Grantham Street, in the south end of the main CBD
CBD

CBD is a common abbreviation for a central business district. It may also refer to:* Brazilian Sport Confederation, from 1919 to 1979 predecessor of Brazilian Football Confederation, the national governing body for football in Brazil...
 of Hamilton, where it has been based since 1987. It sits on land gifted to the Hamilton City Council by the Tainui
Tainui

Tainui is a tribal waka confederation of New Zealand Maori iwi. The Tainui confederation comprises four principal related Maori iwi of the central North island of New Zealand: Hauraki, Ngati Maniapoto, Ngati Raukawa and Waikato....
 Tribe, and there is a strong Tainui
Tainui

Tainui is a tribal waka confederation of New Zealand Maori iwi. The Tainui confederation comprises four principal related Maori iwi of the central North island of New Zealand: Hauraki, Ngati Maniapoto, Ngati Raukawa and Waikato....
 presence in the museum.






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The Waikato Museum is situated in Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton, New Zealand

Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's seventh largest territorial authorities of New Zealand....
. Previously called the Waikato Museum of Art and History, the full name has been shortened in recent years due to the incorporation Exscite, an interactive science centre, and the emphasis on Tangata Whenua
Tangata Whenua

Tangata Whenua is a Maori language term literally meaning "people of the land", from tangata, 'people' and whenua land....
 or Maori
Maori

The Maori are the indigenous people Polynesian people of Aotearoa . The group probably arrived in south-western Polynesia in several waves at some time before 1300....
 Studies. Its current address is 1 Grantham Street, in the south end of the main CBD
CBD

CBD is a common abbreviation for a central business district. It may also refer to:* Brazilian Sport Confederation, from 1919 to 1979 predecessor of Brazilian Football Confederation, the national governing body for football in Brazil...
 of Hamilton, where it has been based since 1987. It sits on land gifted to the Hamilton City Council by the Tainui
Tainui

Tainui is a tribal waka confederation of New Zealand Maori iwi. The Tainui confederation comprises four principal related Maori iwi of the central North island of New Zealand: Hauraki, Ngati Maniapoto, Ngati Raukawa and Waikato....
 Tribe, and there is a strong Tainui
Tainui

Tainui is a tribal waka confederation of New Zealand Maori iwi. The Tainui confederation comprises four principal related Maori iwi of the central North island of New Zealand: Hauraki, Ngati Maniapoto, Ngati Raukawa and Waikato....
 presence in the museum. Previously the museum was based in London Street.

Much controversy has surrounded the museum, from its inception in 1987, to its continued move towards the new concepts of edutainment and interactive exhibits. Presently there is a balance between the different types of exhibits.

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