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Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of Immortality now open

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Licensed Dealers

Auctioneers or secondhand dealers licensed to trade in taonga tūturu - 31 January 2019 to 31 January 2020

Licensed dealers must renew their license annually. The Ministry will contact licensed dealers to renew their licences in late January. If a person, who is not shown below, is claiming to be a licensed dealer, please contact the Ministry for Culture and Heritage immediately.

If you would like to apply to become licensed to trade in taonga tūturu, please download the application form here. Please send the completed form to the address below with the licence fee of $57.50.

Protected Objects

Ministry for Culture and Heritage

PO Box 5364

Wellington 6140

For more information on licensed dealers, please read the Guidelines for licensed traders in taonga tūturu

UPPER NORTH ISLAND

Art + Object Ltd, 3 Abbey Road, Newton, AUCKLAND

Dunbar Sloane Ltd, 375 Parnell Road, AUCKLAND

FHE Galleries, 221 Ponsonby Rd, AUCKLAND

Jems of Remuera, 346 Remuera Road, Remuera, AUCKLAND

John Cordy Ltd, 180 Great South Road,  Remuera, AUCKLAND

Webb's, 23-25 Falcon St, Parnell, AUCKLAND

 

Mihaly Attila Simon, 59 Summit Road, ROTORUA

 

LOWER NORTH ISLAND

Mowbray Collectables, Main Highway, OTAKI

Dunbar Sloane Ltd, 7 Maginnity Street, WELLINGTON

Goldco International Ltd, PO Box 579, WELLINGTON

John Bertrand Collectables Ltd, PO Box 323, WELLINGTON

 

SOUTH ISLAND

Haywards Auction House, 7 Carroll Street, DUNEDIN

 

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Updated on 12th February 2019