This is one of New Zealand's earliest coal mines, first discovered by Thomas Brunner in 1848. The first commercial mine opened in 1864, coal production reached a peak in 1901 then declined rapidly and...

Trace the history of Mangonui as a whaling port at this privately-owned museum. You will also be visiting the site of a Maori pa, which was occupied when the first American whale ship visited in 1792....

This major New Zealand regional museum holds in trust almost two million collection items of regional, national and international significance. The collections cover a wide range of topics including C...

Central Stories Museum & Art Gallery tells the stories of Central Otago's unique flora and fauna, of gold mining throughout the region, and of the people who made Central home.

In 1986 the Historic Bank of New Zealand Building was gifted to the people of Central Hawkes Bay to house a museum. This area is rich in history, Waipawa being one of the oldest inland towns in New Ze...

Coaltown tells the stories of the Pakeha/European settlers in the Buller District who created economic properity with the mining and export of coal. Displays: The northern Buller Bay and Westpo...