The MOTAT Society held its 2023 AGM on Wednesday the 13th of September 2023 with the usual AGM processes - obits for the previous year,...

The MOTAT Society's trip to the Maritime Museum was a huge success! Peter, our guide, made history come alive with his captivating...

Earlier this year the MOTAT Society went on an excursion to the Sir George Grey Special Collections at the Auckland Central Library to...

A late suggestion by Bruce Wild to add value to our trip to the Matakohe Kauri Musuem by also stopping off at the Ruatuna homestead...

The MOTAT Society excursion to the Matakohe Kauri Museum on Saturday, 20 May started out by coach from MOTAT 2, stopping for a cup of...

The MOTAT Society Special General Meeting originally held on 16 November 2022 was adjourned (along with the Annual General Meeting that...

What an amazing day we had today with the MOTAT Society at the Glenbrook Vintage Railway! Our behind-the-scenes tour of the rail...

The MOTAT Society recently had the privilege of joining with the Tramways Social Club for their Annual BBQ which included a visit to the...

Saturday 25 March “Te Toi Uku is a museum located in Ambrico Place, New Lynn, Auckland on the old Gardner Brothers & Parker brickworks...

The hardest part of any trip to MOTAT is finding somewhere to park the car, then getting to the entrance. This expectation has been...

Dear Members of the MOTAT Society. Your committee and administrator wish you and your families Merry Christmas and every success for...

This year the MOTAT Society is proud to present the Lush Award to Ron Wilson for his ingenuity and expertise in the detailed recreation...

The Brookby countryside was inspirational - rolling hills, manicured fields, and classic wood railing fences culminating in an imposing...

Making replica factory plates for MOTAT’s locomotives These days when a new machine comes out of a workshop it will generally have the...

Sir Keith Park Memorial Airfield, Thames The 11th of September saw Thames’ Sir Keith Park Memorial Airfield’s 3rd commemoration of Sir...

The following is a brief report prepared last year at about the time it seemed as if the Wiri building was, at last, coming to adorn the...

Covid19 Lockdowns and Protection Level restrictions prevented the MOTAT Society from holding its 2021 Annual General Meeting until 30...

Not generally well known is MOTAT’s considerable and growing oral history repository. Over the last twenty years the Walsh Memorial...

Not generally well known is MOTAT’s considerable and growing oral history repository. Over the last twenty years the Walsh Memorial...

To celebrate the wonderful world of engineers, in this issue of the Squeaky Wheel we've chosen to highlight some of our favourite...