Events
A look at what is taking place in Mercury Bay this yearWhen Toawaka Met Cook
22 June 2019, 11am
Mercury Bay Museum
We are so excited to be hosting this event this weekend!! Come in, purchase a book, get it signed and then have a look around the museum!! See you Saturday!!
Head to the Mercury Bay Museum Saturday 22 June 2019 for the book launch of ‘ When Toawaka Met Cook’.
An account of 12 extraordinary days in November 1769, when James Cook and his Endeavour crew met Ngāti Hei chief Toawaka and his people in Te Whanganui o Hei (Mercury Bay), Coromandel, in a historic and groundbreaking encounter between Māori and European civilisations.
Te Whanganui o Hei Mercury 250 Trust
Design-a-badge Competition
Design-a-badge Competition for Conservation Week (2nd – 8th September 2024)We need a NEW Museum Explorers badge to celebrate 'Conservation Week - 2-8th September 2024. So join in the fun and design a badge for us!!! The winning badge design will be launched and...
Nocturnal Friends
Friday 19th July 2024 5:30pm – 7:00pm
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