Location: Northland Region
Top Things to do in Northland Region
Things to do in Northland Region, North Island: The Best Specialty Museums
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1. The Northland Firehouse Museum Trust
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 6 reviews
From the first Hand Cart to the Modern Engine and everything in between. Models and Photos of progression throughout the years in New Zealand and around the World. Uniforms, Badges, Helmets, Equipment and Full Size Engines on Display. This is the largest publicly owned display in Northland, New Zealand. Summer Offer: After Hours Tour By Appointment Text or Phone 2076308638
2. Butler Point Whaling Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 73 reviews
By appointment, only, we give conducted tours of the Whaling Museum, restored Historic 1840's House and Gardens. We have picnic facilities so you can enjoy the grounds after the tour. Appointments are necessary for arrangements with tour guides.
Reviewed By MikeyTA - Christchurch, New Zealand
So worth visiting while in Doubtless Bay, allow 1.5-2 hrs for well guided tour and a wander around the grounds. Pre-book and arrive on time. Carefully curated small museum and historic home. Learn about the area and local and international whaling. Beautiful gardens and views of the harbour and Mangonui. Could take a picnic lunch for after the tour.
3. Simply Fun
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 15 reviews
Reviewed By LARRYR889 - Auckland, New Zealand
This small shop is located close to the ferry in Rawene and opposite the BoatShed cafe. It is run by the couple who run the Labyrinth Woodworks and Puzzle Museum in Omapere. We understand that the plan is to focus on the Rawene shop in due course. The shop is run variously by the puzzle collector or his wife. We visited on 2 occasions and met both. It was an excellent experience on both occasions. When the husband was there he gave us a couple of puzzles to try. They defeated me though my wife did well, and he made them look easy! As well as a wide range of puzzles to try there is a small display or puzzles and a large selection of puzzles and games to purchase. Very well worth a visit.
4. Claphams Clocks - The National Clock Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 186 reviews
Reviewed By wolfk512 - Wellington, New Zealand
Certainly an interesting museum for any age group. Staff happy to guide and explain. Absolutely worth it!
5. Dargaville Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 174 reviews
Reviewed By cgmcal
All of it. It had displays of all sorts of periods from early Maori to Dally gum diggers to swamp kauri recovery to world wars displays to the french terrorists in NZ. A great museum. Well worth the entry fee. Allow a good bit of time--it is much bigger than you might think !
6. Mathew's Vintage Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By kolinKiev - Tsawwassen, Canada
We toured this large collection on a quiet day and I think many days are quiet. The collection includes vehicles, office machines, sewing machines, tractors, tools, and many more items.
7. Waipu Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 107 reviews
Waipu Museum documents the migration of 1,000 Highlanders from Scotland to Nova Scotia Canada, then to Australia and New Zealand via South Africa over a 30 year period. Its collections listed with UNESCO are interpreted in an award winning exhibition, a must see for history buffs. The Battle of Culloden and the Industrial Revolution contributed to the Scottish diaspora.
Reviewed By AlexandBeth - Lymm, United Kingdom
What a very interesting history Waipu has! Obviously lots of good work has been done in research and collecting items. The who.e village profits from this from the Scottish Gaelic street names, park and some restaurants. The museum appears to accurately portray the travels of their particular Founding Fathers!
8. Jack Morgan Museum
9. Whangarei Art Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 16 reviews
Whangārei Art Museum is Northland's premier public art gallery, and the custodian of the city's outstanding art collection. Whangārei Art Museum (WAM) hosts touring and internally curated exhibitions, and showcases artistic excellence in creative art practice throughout Northland, New Zealand and beyond. The museum’s own collection contains heritage and contemporary artworks, and several significant bequest collections. As kaitiaki (guardians/custodians), WAM conserves the collection to New Zealand Museum Standards Scheme. This ensures the artworks in our care are optimally preserved - so current and future generations can explore our rich cultural heritage and new artistic ideas. FREE to visit, and open daily 10am-4pm. We’d love to welcome you soon.
10. Packard Motor Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 87 reviews
The Packard Motor Museum has one of the largest collections of Packard automobiles anywhere in the world as well as classic motor cycles, military and other vintage and rare vehicles. Our special exhibits include our log-hauling steam locomotive, steam traction engines and earth-moving equipment that literally shaped New Zealand into the country it is today. Our Mission and Purpose The Packard Motor Museum provides an informative educational experience based around the automobiles, machinery, stories and lives of those who led the industrial revolution and created and shaped our modern way of life. We also honour the legacy of resourceful New Zealanders who developed our Kiwi traditions of ingenuity, adaptation and innovation. Our purpose is to inspire current generations to create an even greater future for us all.
Reviewed By showman12 - Auckland, New Zealand
A fun way of learning about the fascinating old cars. Let us re-live some memories of our more youthful days. Our guide Mel did a fabulous job of making the old cars come to life. Definitely worth a visit.
