by Rebecca | Mar 3, 2021 | HMS Buffalo
Located in the Soldiers Memorial Park, Whitianga, sits a cast-iron ordnance that is semi-encased in a contemporary concrete support. Two plaques on the front of the concrete base read that it is the cannon from HMS Buffalo, yet it almost looks too short and stumpy to...
by Rebecca | Feb 22, 2021 | HMS Buffalo
The HMS Buffalo Re-examination Project is crossing its fingers for fine weather and smooth seas this coming weekend. A team of 10 volunteer divers led by maritime archaeologists Matthew Gainsford and Kurt Bennett will be surveying the wreck over the two days. ...
by Rebecca | Jan 20, 2021 | Manager Update
Happy New Year!! We have started 2021 off with fabulous numbers of visitors through the doors. These visitors are from all over Aotearoa New Zealand. Its awesome to see that people are getting out there and seeing their own country! Thank you to everyone who has...
by Rebecca | Jan 3, 2021 | Past Events
27 Feb 2021 – 28 Feb 2021**POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER** ProgrammeWhere: Buffalo Beach, Buffalo Memorial, 10am – 4pmPrice: free25 and 26 February- School visits to the beachfront site for a 45 minute educational programmeinvolving over 140 students.27 and...
by Rebecca | May 1, 2020 | Manager Update
Our Blog Come Behind the Scenes – a weekly insight into the Museum world! April Overview What an unprecedented time we are currently in. Working and learning from home has been an experience that we are all getting used to after five weeks or so. With the move to...
