Far North Regional Museum

The Far North Regional Museum holds a remarkable collection. Its purpose is to illuminate the stories and histories of the very Far North district [Te Hiku o te Ika] of New Zealand, history of industries, early settlers, Maori artefacts, shipping, geology, archaeology etc. all being part of the displays.

Treasures among the pre-European Maori collection include greenstone, early carvings and the 500 year old skeletal remains of the extinct kuri [Polynesian dog].

Other major themes are the gum diggers, kauri gum and timber, early shipwrecks, and missionary pioneers. The Museum has a large archives collection of documents, journals, newspapers, maps and photographs from the extensive Northwood Collection and is the proud home of the first European item left in New Zealand, the mighty de Surville anchor.