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| Index | Wellington | Hutt Valley | Porirua | Kapiti | Wairarapa | 2012 |
All details were correct at time of listing. Please check with the contact people for confirmation.
| Index of Events | |
| Date | Event |
| Online herewith | Thomas McKay Drummond |
| Daily | Windows Displays |
| Daily | Railway life at Cross Creek and Summit |
| Daily | Stories Visual & Oral of Birdlife |
| Daily | The Greytown Trail |
| Daily | Stories through art & history |
| Daily | Japanese PoW’s |
| Daily | The Woolshed: National Museum of Sheep and Shearing |
| Each Tue, Thur, Sat & Sun | Archived Records |
| Thur to Mon each week | Our Heritage buildings |
| Suns | Settlers' stories |
| Suns | Settlers' stories |
| Suns | Our Rail Heritage |
| 1-14 Sept | Local Stories |
| various | Museums and Gardens |
| By arrangement. | Fire-fighting tales |
| By arrangement. | Memorabilia Museum |
| By arrangement. | Working Displays of Early Printing |
| By arrangement. | The Development of Solway College |
| Details of Events |
| Hales
History & Research Thomas McKay Drummond A Surveyor who lived and worked in the Wairarapa. Online herewith Philip Vallance Ph 06 378 6268 philip.vallance46@gmail.com |
| Aratoi,
Wairarapa Museum of Art and History Stories through art and history We stage a range of interesting exhibitions with many stories. Please visit our website for full details. Daily, 10am-4.30pm, by donation. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day and Good Friday. Corner Bruce and Dixon Street, North Masterton. Good access and parking. Contact: 06 370 0001, info@aratoi.co.nz (www.aratoi.org.nz) |
| Carterton
District Historical Society Archival records We hold the records of historical photographs, maps, the histories of local businesses, school rolls, churches’ births, marriages and deaths, the Clareville Cemetery records and the histories and stories of early Carterton settlers. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, 2-4pm. Other times by appointment for groups and out-of-town visitors. Admission donation appreciated. Information Centre, 44 Broadway, Carterton. Disabled access. Handy parking. Contact: Maureen Leach, 06 379 9021, m.leach@xtra.co.nz or Ann Nielsen, 06 379 9234, murann@wise.net.nz (www.wairarapaheritageattractions.org.nz) |
| Cobblestones
Museum Our heritage buildings Display in entrance of the building giving history of each and photos with stories. Thursday to Monday each week, 10am-4pm (last entry 3.30pm), $5 per adult, $2 per child, $10 per family of 2 adults and 2 children. 169 Main Street, Greytown. Good disabled access. Good street parking. Contact: Margaret Craig, 06 304 8557, margaretcraig@xtra.co.nz (www.cobblestonesmuseum.org.nz) |
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Eketahuna
Early Settlers Museum |
| Featherston
Heritage Museum Complex Japanese PoWs September marks the 70th anniversary of the arrival in New Zealand of the first Japanese prisoners of war from Guadalcanal. Near Featherston was the site of the world’s first Japanese PoW camp. In 1943, 42 prisoners and one guard died after a short confrontation. The museum has on display many photos, artifacts and stories relating to this important period in New Zealand history. Daily, 10am-4pm or by arrangement. Admission is $2 per adult, children and students with ID cards are free. There is disabled access and toilet and free parking. Corner of Fitzherbert Street (SH2) and Lyon Street, behind the Fell Locomotive Museum. Contact: Phil Dittmer, 06 308 6146 or 021 147 2731, heritagecomplex@vodafone.co.nz |
| Fell
Locomotive Museum Railway life at Cross Creek and Summit Transport yourself back in time and experience a journey on the Rimutaka Incline, a unique railway worked by the famous ’Fell’ locomotives. Read Robert Hope’s boyhood memories of Cross Creek in the 1880s. Learn about life at the isolated settlement of Summit from children who travelled to Cross Creek School each day by train. Browse through a collection of stories by Cross Creek and Summit residents compiled during a reunion held in 1997. An audio-visual presentation, ’Rimutaka 1949’, relates to life at Cross Creek and Summit. Daily, 10am-4pm, $5 per adult, $2 per child, $12 per family (2 adults, 2-3 children). Fell Locomotive Museum, Corner State Highway 2 and Lyon Street, Featherston. Easy parking, souvenirs for all ages. Contact: Pat Flynn, 06 308 9777, fell.loco.museum@xtra.co.nz (www.fellmuseum.org.nz) |
| Greytown
Trails Trust The Greytown Trail The Greytown Trail is a flat, surfaced, fully fenced route for walkers and cyclists that follows the former Woodside-to-Greytown rail branch line. The line operated from 1880 to 1953, and there are several illustrated signs showing the history of the route along the way. The first 2.5km section of the trail, from Cotter Street, south Greytown, to Woodside Road, is complete, and the remaining section, ending 2.5km further on at Woodside Station, is due to be completed at the end of 2012. The trail has superb views of pastures and the Tararuas, avenues of heritage oak trees, native plantings and tranquil picnic spots. The trail is the work of local volunteers and has been supported by community funders, businesses and individuals. Contact us to become a Friend and receive information about trail activities. Daily, 24 hours. Parking available. Check out our Facebook page. Contact: Anne Taylor, 06 304 7271, anne@geradtaylor.com (www.wairarapanz.com/event/greytown-rail-ride-riot) |
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Jubilee
Fire Museum |
| Masterton
District Library Local stories Freestanding display. Saturday 1-Friday 14 September, during library hours, no fees. Queen Street North, Masterton. Excellent access, non-metered parking off Chapel Street North. Contact: Christine Hawker, 06 370 6300 |
| Memorabilia
Museum Local memories Items and stories from the region. By arrangement, donation appreciated. 5 Woodward Street, Featherston. Disabled access. Excellent parking. Contact: Ken and Trish Burgiss, 06 308 8345 |
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Pahiatua
Museum |
| Pukaha
Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre For the birds Stories about birdlife in the centre and information about conservation activities. Daily, 9am-4.30pm, adults $20, children $6, family $50. SH2 north of Masterton. Good parking and access. Contact: Pam, 06 375 8004 or 06 375 8761, info@pukaha.org.nz (www.pukaha.org.nz) |
| Solway
College School-day stories Recorded stories from successive commemorative publications about the development of the college. By arrangement. Contact: Alison and Philip Vallance, 06 378 6268, philip.vallance46@gmail.com |
| Printing
Works Stories in print Working displays of early printing presses, with stories about their development and operation, and the history of printing. Works open live Saturdays and Sundays, 1-4pm. Cobblestones Museum, 169 Main Street, Greytown. Good access and street parking. Contact: Tony King, 06 304 9402, tonyzl@ihug.co.nz |
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The
Wool Shed |
| Wairarapa
Archives Windows displays Street window displays of stories of early Wairarapa people. Daily, 24 hours, no charge. Queen Street North, Masterton. Excellent access and parking. Contact: Gareth, Neil or Jenny (weekday afternoons), 06 370 6300 |
| Wairarapa
Heritage Attractions Museums and gardens There are 16 museums and gardens in the Wairarapa area displaying a diverse array of heritage attractions with their stories to the general public. Visit www.wairarapaheritageattractions.org.nz Contact: Maureen Leach, 06 379 9021, m.leach@xtra.co.nz |
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Wairarapa
Railway Restoration Society |