Full military memorabilia from as far back as the Boer War and the Mäori Wars. Special interest for children are ship models, military medals, naval displays and weapons.

Bibleworld Museum and Discovery Centre in Rotorua, New Zealand, is an enjoyable and interactive museum for adults and children to learn about the ancient world in which the Biblical events took place.

The museum is housed in the historic Bath House building, located in the Government Gardens. Rotorua Museum opened in the South Wing of the Bath House in 1969 and Rotorua Art Gallery opened in the North wing in 1977. In 1988 the two operations combined to become...

The restored Douslin house in a garden setting. The Sheward collection of Mäori, Missionary & colonial artifacts, "Evansville" country life in the 1920's, history of indigenous logging in the area, steam, industrial and agricultural machinery.

The museum displays the largest collection of excavated objects unearthed following a volcanic eruption, while opening up the enthralling history of this Māori/Victorian village (Te Wairoa) and it's association with the famed Pink & White Terraces. The museum is...

The Sir James Fletcher Kawerau Museum collects material (mainly photographic) about the Kawerau District including the local community and the industries that the town was created for in the early 1950s.

The Waterwheel Heritage Park is an exciting project under development in Kawerau, New Zealand. Its aims are three-fold: To provide a tourist attraction for visitors to the Eastern Bay of Plenty; To protect and preserve the industrial archaeology of New Zealand; To...

Presenting the history of timber and the logging industries in central North Island. Includes an acclimatisation display. Set in park-like grounds which include native tree plantings and a picnic area. Local community displays on the history of the Putaruru district....

Take a peaceful break between Rotorua and Hamilton and view early New Zealand in its infinite variety at this privately owned museum. The large collection includes furniture, clocks, lamps, all sorts of household articles, tobacco and honey tins, bottles, crocks,...

The collection of approximately 30 000 objects was built up over 40 years. Originally on display at the Hamilton Street Museum it became one of the attractions at the Tauranga Historic Village. In 1998 the Historic Village was closed and the collection moved into...