New Building Open to view 10am-1pm Sat, 6 September 2025.

This is something we often get asked about, so here is an opportunity to have a look around and see…

New Mini Exhibition – Silliness & Mayhem

It is a misconception that people in our history were always stern with no sense of humour – formal photographs…

Please note that we are now CLOSED on Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and 2nd January in addition to our…

The main source for cemetery and burial records is the database run by the South Taranaki District Council. This contains…

The early 20th century was a time of great change in portrait photography as photo-taking began to move out of…

sold by public auction, at the Court House, Patea on Thursday the 10th April 1873[note that perches column (area) has…

An excellent resource for early research on the South Taranaki area. Crown Grant and early sale maps from c.1870 and…

The SS Hawera was a wooden steam ship that sailed regularly between Pātea and Wellington carrying frozen produce to Wellington…

C. 1899. Probably J R Fow holding horse’s reins – Image Credit: ‘HCL_11708a – Hamilton City Libraries’ J R Fow…

Christine Clement’s research from her original ‘Sooty’ website . Additional information and pictures may be added by the museum as…