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Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui spans several levels, each with different spaces, experiences and mauri. Together, they create a connected journey through learning, culture and creativity.

Our floors

Te Papa Whenua | Ground
Te Papa Waenga | Mezzanine
Te Papa Tuatahi | Level 1
Te Papa Tuarua | Level 2

Te Papa Whenua
Ground level

Step from the street straight into the heart of Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui – a vibrant, open space where connection and discovery begin.

  • Hui 1 | Meeting 1

  • Ngā Raka | Lockers

  • Pae Manaaki | Manaaki Desk

  • Tamariki | Children

  • Taiwhanga Tamariki | Children's Event Corner

  • Ngā Paiaka | Bleachers

  • Te Mataaho | Digital Gallery

  • Te Whaitua Whakaaro | Focus Space

  • Te Whaitua Mārū | Low Sensory Space

  • Ngā Maheni, Ngā Tānga Rahi, Ngā Pakiwaituhi, Mgā Pukaoro | Magazines, Large Print, Comics, Books on CD

  • Ngā Tāpuitanga | Reserves

  • Te Rūma Kaitiaki | Caregivers' Room

  • Ngā Wharepaku | Toilets

  • Wharepaku Whaikaha | Accessible Toilets

  • Ngā Ararewa | Lifts

  • Te Wharekai | Café

  • Puna Wai | Water Fountain

  • Wāhi Kaimahi | Staff Only Area

Te Papa Waenga
Mezzanine

An open, dynamic space for creativity, community and play – designed to spark imagination, connection and creativity.

  • Hui 2-3 | Meeting 2-3

  • Nōku te Ao Capital E - Play

  • Te Whare Whakapono | Interfaith Room

  • Te Huarewa Toi | Exhibition Gallery

  • Te Whaitua Hapori | Community Space

  • Ngā Wharepaku | Toilets

  • Wharepaku Whaikaha | Accessible Toilets

  • Ngā Ararewa | Lifts

  • Puna Wai | Water Fountain

  • Tūnga Waka Pēpi | Buggy Parking

  • Wāhi Kaimahi | Staff Only Area

Te Papa Tuatahi
Level 1

Home to our main reading collections and creative spaces, this level is a hub for exploration, learning and making.

  • Hui 4-6 | Meeting 4-6

  • Ngā Raka | Lockers

  • Pae Manaaki | Manaaki Desk

  • Ngā Kōrero Paki | Fiction

  • Ngā Haurongo | Biographies

  • Ngā Korero Pono | Non-Fiction

  • Te Whaitua Auaha | Makerspaces

  • Ngā Wharepaku | Toilets

  • Wharepaku Whaikaha | Accessible Toilets

  • Ngā Ararewa | Lifts

  • Puna Wai | Water Fountain

  • Wāhi Kaimahi | Staff Only Area

Te Papa Tuarua
Level 2

The story and history of Wellington lives here — alongside spaces designed to inspire, educate and empower youth.

  • Hui 7-9 | Meeting 7-9

  • Ngā Raka | Lockers

  • Pae Manaaki | Manaaki Desk

  • Ngā Kohinga Rāhui Aotearoa | Aotearoa NZ Reference

  • Ngā Kohinga Rāhui Māori | Māori Reference

  • Ngā Pou Ruahine

  • Ngā Whitiāhua me ngā Kōrero | Sound and Vision

  • Nōku te Ao Capital E - Learn

  • Rangatahi | Youth

  • Rūma Pānui | Reading Room

  • Taupuni Hopuoro | Sound Studio

  • Tō Tātou Pōneke | Our Wellington

  • Ngā Reo o te Ao | World Languages

  • Ngā Wharepaku | Toilets

  • Wharepaku Whaikaha | Accessible Toilets

  • Ngā Ararewa | Lifts

  • Puna Wai | Water Fountain

  • Wāhi Kaimahi | Staff Only Area

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