Te Whakairinga Mutu / Air Force Museum
Te Whakairinga Mutu / Air Force Museum is a museum at 45 Harvard Avenue, Wigram, Christchurch.
Checked 21 Oct 2026
Air force museum at 45 Harvard Avenue, Wigram, opened April 1987, run by Venues Ōtautahi; open daily 9.30 am to 4.30 pm except Christmas Day: read from the public record
Has a Wikipedia entry · Operated by Venues Ōtautahi
The only museum on the record in Wigram
45 Harvard Avenue
Opening hours
Mo-Su,PH 09:30-16:30; Dec 25: off
In OpenStreetMap’s own notation, as a mapper entered it, OpenStreetMap. Confirm with the business before a special trip.
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Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 6
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other museums
More nearby museums 5
Also in Wigram
More businesses in Wigram 7
What the record holds 13 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 45 Harvard Avenue | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Museums | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 371 9600 | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | airforcemuseum.co.nz | OpenStreetMap |
| info@airforcemuseum.co.nz | OpenStreetMap | |
| Social | Facebook, Instagram | OpenStreetMap |
| Te reo Māori name | Te Whakairinga Mutu | OpenStreetMap |
| Operator | Venues Ōtautahi | OpenStreetMap |
| Wheelchair | Step-free, wheelchair accessible | OpenStreetMap |
| Services | Wi-Fi | OpenStreetMap |
| Opened | 1987-04-01 | OpenStreetMap |
| Encyclopaedia | Air Force Museum of New Zealand, Wikipedia | Wikidata |
| Last checked by a mapper | 23 Dec 2023 | OpenStreetMap |
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The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Specific Purpose (Defence Wigram) | District Plan |
The reports nearby
51 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Trees & parks, 46 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 51 reports on file
Rubbish and Bins - General
Road Signage
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Park - General Request
Fallen Tree
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Pothole
General RequestQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 8
A museum in Wigram, Christchurch.
45 Harvard Avenue, Wigram, on Harvard Avenue. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap, last checked by a mapper 23 Dec 2023.
phone 03 371 9600, its website, email info@airforcemuseum.co.nz.
Mo-Su,PH 09:30-16:30; Dec 25: off, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Mike Pero's Motorcycle Gallery (5.1 km), Yaldhurst Museum (5.3 km), The Whare (6.3 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 5 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Cafe at Air Force Museum (13 m); the Corsair Dr near Harvard Ave bus stop is 275 m away: route 100; a shared path passes within 270 m; nearest park: Wigram Village Green (266 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: OpenStreetMap · Christchurch District Plan layers · Wikidata · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer
Read source notes 5
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata, the item an OpenStreetMap mapper linked the premises to (CC0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
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