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Open 7 Days: 10am to 3pm*
Last admission 2.15pm
* except Christmas/Boxing Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Anzac Day.

Keep the Lights On

Mercury Bay Museum Joins Campaign to Save Museums and Galleries.Today Mercury Bay Museum joined a nationwide campaign to emphasise the value of galleries and museums in Aotearoa New Zealand, and highlight the existential risks they’re facing. The campaign is a result...

Museum Update for Feb 2024

HAPPY NEW YEAR! OMG - where did those 2 months go!! We are in February and by the end of next week in March - its crazy how time flies when you are having fun. We have had a great summer here in the Museum. Although our numbers weren’t quite the same as January 2023...

BECOME A VOLUNTEER

If you would like to volunteer to be part of the front-of-house team welcoming visitors to the museum, read our volunteer programme fact sheet below then contact usYes, anyone over the age of 16 can volunteer in the Museum.You won’t need any specific skills to become...

Museum Entry Concession Card

If you love visiting Mercury Bay Museum you will love our concessions card. Just $75 will get you 10 visits. That is only $7.50 a visit!!With a maximum of 4 adults per visit you can treat family and friends to a fun and educational day out. Perfect if you:...

Museum Explorers

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HMS Buffalo, digitally preserved and displayed for the first time

In July 1840, the British naval ship, HMS Buffalo, took shelter in Mercury Bay, Whitianga, New Zealand to weather out an incoming storm. When the storm hit, it was described as ‘hurricane strength’ and resulted in the vessel becoming a total loss on what is now known...

What People Are Saying…

Really interesting, well thought out with lots of content.
Based in the town’s old dairy.

Graham Newel

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What a fantastic place. Make sure you have plenty of time to see the local history; from Cook’s arrival, local historical personalities and the flora and fauna of the area. Great displays of kauri/gum harvesting and farming displays.

Libby Slow

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