Petone Settlers Museum - Petone
About Petone Settlers Museum
Located on the shores of Wellington harbour, the Petone Settlers Museum Te Whare Whakaaro occupies one of New Zealand’s most significant memorial buildings, the Wellington Provincial Centennial Memorial.
It officially opened on 22 January 1940 and, also serving as a bathing pavilion, it became the heart of Petone’s thriving beach scene.
The building hosts our museum where we collect, care for and share our social history. You can learn about Honiana Te Puni-kokopu and Te Wharepouri - significant ariki (leaders) from the 1800s. Experience the stories of the early European settlers, and learn about some of our local people and communities.
You can also explore the impacts of industrialisation, and the increasing pace of cultural change with stories about local factories, Bodgies and Widgies and local entrepreneurs.
Contact Petone Settlers Museum
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| Phone : | π +887 |
| Postal code : | 5012 |
| Website : | http://www.huttcity.govt.nz/arts-and-culture/museums/petone-settlers-museum |
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| Description : | Memorial building to British settlers with history exhibits & interactive programs for children. |
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Graeme Wooller on Google
β β β β β An excellent museum with great memories of GMNZ Petone. A highly recommended visit. A coin donation would be a great idea
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Baker Elinor on Google
β β β β β A real hidden gem! We spent so much time here, admiring a different displays...really nicely done, very interesting!
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Carolyn Reid on Google
β β β β β What a neat little surprise! We were wondering along the sea front and decided to step inside to see what this museum was about... this became our highlight of a trip to Petone for the day! A wonderfully knowledgeable and friendly host, interesting tidbits of info throughout the exhibition and well put together displays. Highly recommended if you are nearby.
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Shontele Carroll on Google
β β β β β Awesome History and it was great coming back 20 odd years ago with my family and too share where I was brought up and where there descendants worked.?β€
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asif fayyaz on Google
β β β β β Though a small museum but gives you a glimpse of settlement and how life was in early days...houses, fmcg products, music, etc...not much for small kids but certainly informative for kids 5+...n then have a walk on lovely petone beach....
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Paul Herd on Google
β β β β β Is always nice and very interesting to visit
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Mohamed Deyab on Google
β β β β β Although, it looks small from the outside, there are lots of nice exhibits inside. The staff was very cheerful and helpful. I specially enjoyed the 25 mins video about the history of New Zealand.
Highly recommended. It will take you less than an a hour. It is worth it.
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β β β β β Cool place to learn more about the history and story of Petone. Learned so much from this place and now going for a drive around Petone, we were able to point out different places, which were so rich of history and culture. How blessed we are to have such a museum that's able to showcase this beautiful history.
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