New Exhibition

The Otaki Museum is proud to present the latest exhibition “Otaki Faces and Places” - a collection of images spanning 150 years, capturing both personalities and landscapes special to Otaki.

We invite you to view this exhibition which contains many images and taonga (treasures), some of which have not been on public display before. The museum is open 10am – 2pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday and we are happy to accommodate groups outside of these hours.

News from Otaki Museum

Now that the sun's finally arrived, we've decided to extend our summer exhibition. Already more than 600 people have been through the doors, including visitors from as far afield as Boston and Nottingham. “Lovely display of local history”, “a rush of old memories” and “very meanage!” were just some of the comments made by those who visited.

One of the exhibition highlights is a display of more than 30 historic photographs, telling the story of places along the Pipi Trail, including the Telegraph Hotel, Te Wananga o Raukawa, All Saints Church, Rangiatea, Tainui Marae and St Mary's, Pukekaraka (150 years old in 2009!).

The recently launched Pipi Trail brochure makes it easier than ever to find a new way to get out there and explore beautiful and historic Otaki. Brochures can be collected free of charge from the museum desk.

The exhibition is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10am-2pm until the 5th of April, 2010.