StoryPlace
StoryPlace Programmes
StoryPlace is themed to reflect the New Zealand environment and its programmes are designed to link with the Early Childhood Curriculum. The programme themes change every three weeks.
Current programmes:
- 2 July – 22 July
Cunning camouflage / kirihuna mūrere
- 23 July – 12 August
Happy, sad, grumpy, glad / hari, pouri, pukuriri, koa
- 13 August – 2 September
Pasifika pulse / ia manawa Pasifika
- 3 September – 23 September
Spring is here! / kei konei kōanga!
- 24 September – 14 October
Birds of the forest / ngā manu ō te ngahere
- 15 October – 4 November
Incredible insects / ngārara tino mīharo
- 5 November – 25 November
One day a Taniwha … / tētahi rā he Taniwha …
- 26 November – 25 December
A pohutukawa Christmas / he kirihimete pohutukawa
- 26 December – 13 January
Let’s go camping! / haere tātou ki te noho koraha
StoryPlace session times
10.15am - 11.00am
11.30am - 12.15pm
1.30pm - 2.15pm
2.30pm - 3.15pm
3.45pm - 4.30pm
Tickets cost $3 per person. Children under 12 months are free but still require a ticket.
StoryPlace programmes last 45 minutes and can include up to 25 people at a time. Programme sessions run five times a day, every day of the year.
How to buy tickets for StoryPlace
Buy your tickets at the Information Desk, Level 2. We recommend purchasing tickets in advance because StoryPlace is a very popular spot! You can do this up to seven days before a session.
Avoid disappointment!
If you don’t have advance tickets and want to visit StoryPlace, phone the Enquiry Centre in the morning to check ticket availability.
Phone: (04) 381 7000
Are you a group of 10 or more people?
We take advanced bookings for groups of 10 or more people. Book over the phone, email us, or use our online booking form.
Phone: (04) 381 7000
Fax: (04) 381 7170
Email: storyplace@tepapa.govt.nz
Did you know you can book a StoryPlace birthday party?
StoryPlace Birthday Party times are available twice daily during term time. Sessions run for 45 minutes for up to 25 people.
A StoryPlace Birthday Party includes stories, songs, free play, dress-ups, art activities, make-believe, face painting and a birthday meal.. You may like to provide wrapped gifts for a treasure hunt inside, or you can choose a special party theme.
> How birthdays @ StoryPlace work