by admin | Dec 11, 2025
Taonga Journey back in time and view the tools that were used by Māori in pre-european times. Stone toki (adze), wooden ko (digging stick) and bone matau (fishing hooks) and pā (lure spinners). What would daily life have been like using these tools to tend to gardens...
by admin | Dec 11, 2025
Whiti Town 1943 Explore our locally created diorama of a section of Whitianga Township in 1943. What has changed and what is still the same??Can you find the Whitianga Hotel that is still there today? The diorama helps you explore Whitianga of old and takes some of...
by admin | Dec 11, 2025
Shaping Te Whanganui o Hei ‘Shaping Te Whanganui o Hei’ is a brand-new permanent exhibition in the Mercury Bay Museum at Whitianga. The exhibition will take the visitor through time to learn and interact with the people, events and places that have shaped our area...
by admin | Feb 5, 2024
The Dairy Factory The Museum is housed in the former Mercury Dairy Co-op Dairy factory. This exhibit houses the only known Anderson Butter Churn to still be in its working space. At the heart of the Museum and the exhibition space is the Anderson 65 Butter Churn –...
by admin | Feb 5, 2024
HMS Buffalo The HMS Buffalo exhibition is an interactive, immersive story-telling experience that takes the visitor on the historical journey of the HMS Buffalo. Immersed in the HMS Buffalo’s origins, it’s purpose, and key historical events leading up to its wrecking...
