AWMM planning for asbestos remediation

Felix Walton, Auckland War Memorial Museum’s Māori and Pacific galleries could remain closed until 2029, Radio NZ, 26 June 2025

The Auckland War Memorial Museum’s Māori and Pacific galleries could remain closed until 2029.

The museum was planning a major redevelopment for its centenary, which would revitalise much of the original 1929 building.

That redevelopment was expected to run from about 2026 to 2029, but the discovery of asbestos in May of 2025 had complicated those plans.

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