| Hokianga Historical Society Museum and Archives Centre - Holdings and Information |
updated - 16 June 2013
Contact:
Hokianga Historical Society
Contact:
Hokianga Historical Society
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Contact & Opening Hours:
Tel: 09 405 8498
Open: Monday to Saturday,
10 a.m. to 2 p.m
Museum Curator:
Donna Washbrook
How to reach the Museum & Archives
The Museum and
Archives Centre is
located at 14
Waianga Place,
Omapere,
just off State
Highway 12. When
coming from
Dargaville or the
Giant Kauri "Tane
Mahuta" and
travelling from
Omapere towards
Opononi, look for
the sign on the
right-hand side of
the road - see
picture (right).
Tel: 09 405 8498
Open: Monday to Saturday,
10 a.m. to 2 p.m
Museum Curator:
Donna Washbrook
How to reach the Museum & Archives
The Museum and
Archives Centre is
located at 14
Waianga Place,
Omapere,
just off State
Highway 12. When
coming from
Dargaville or the
Giant Kauri "Tane
Mahuta" and
travelling from
Omapere towards
Opononi, look for
the sign on the
right-hand side of
the road - see
picture (right).
Archives Holdings & Information
GENEALOGY ASSISTANCE
Who When Where? Pre 1900 & after (2
vols)
Rawene Marriage Register
Research Resources: North Network
‘Northern Luminary’ Surnames Index,
1879-1914
MISSIONS, CHURCHES
Methodist Mission in Hokianga
Mangungu Mission Cemetery
Methodist Mission Letters
Pakanae ‘Nuhaka’ Mission
Early Catholic Mission in Hokianga
Purakau Catholic Mission Site
Anglican Church Missionary Society
DIARIES, LETTERS, JOURNALS
John Jolliffe Journal 1851, HMS Pandora
Jolliffe & Jones’ Survey of the River 1851
George Hawke: Life on the Hokianga
1836
John Murray: Journal extracts 1841
John Webster’s Letter Books (3) 1860 - 2
Charles Irvine 1903-4
Florence Hawkins: Letters
Bertha Simpkin’s Autograph Album
May Revell, nee Page: Nana’s Memories
Nancy Hardy: Story of my early life
Mabel Christine Andrewes: Memories.
MARITIME
Shipwrecks in and around Hokianga
Wreck of the India
Hokianga’s Signal Station
Signal Station Visitors’ Book
Flight of Bluebill: Boeing Float Plane
GENEALOGY ASSISTANCE
Who When Where? Pre 1900 & after (2
vols)
Rawene Marriage Register
Research Resources: North Network
‘Northern Luminary’ Surnames Index,
1879-1914
MISSIONS, CHURCHES
Methodist Mission in Hokianga
Mangungu Mission Cemetery
Methodist Mission Letters
Pakanae ‘Nuhaka’ Mission
Early Catholic Mission in Hokianga
Purakau Catholic Mission Site
Anglican Church Missionary Society
DIARIES, LETTERS, JOURNALS
John Jolliffe Journal 1851, HMS Pandora
Jolliffe & Jones’ Survey of the River 1851
George Hawke: Life on the Hokianga
1836
John Murray: Journal extracts 1841
John Webster’s Letter Books (3) 1860 - 2
Charles Irvine 1903-4
Florence Hawkins: Letters
Bertha Simpkin’s Autograph Album
May Revell, nee Page: Nana’s Memories
Nancy Hardy: Story of my early life
Mabel Christine Andrewes: Memories.
MARITIME
Shipwrecks in and around Hokianga
Wreck of the India
Hokianga’s Signal Station
Signal Station Visitors’ Book
Flight of Bluebill: Boeing Float Plane
GEOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY, ARCHAEOLOGY
Archaeological Sites: Local Records
Some notes on Sand in Hokianga
Archaeological Report: North Head
(Mitimiti)
LOCAL HISTORY: GENERAL
Roving Reporters
Tai Tokerau Records
News from our Past (news clippings)
Waipoua: Building the Road (1926-8)
Laments of a Road Worker (Goff Rawiri)
Hokianga Native Schools 1870-1900
(Duffy thesis)
Native Schools around Hokianga (AJHR
extracts)
Ngapuhi Sustainable Development in
Tai Tokerau
Old Land Claims Inventory
Hokianga Land Claims 1875
Pts 1,2 & 3.
Maori Events in Hokianga 1864-1895
(AJHR)
Kahukura: Panguru to Mitimiti
Te Ao Hou: Hokianga extracts
Auckland Province and Hokianga, 1850s.
Maori Battalion, WW 1.
Maori Tribal Guns in the early 19th
Century (thesis)
Bibliography of Hokianga Historical
Sources (Craig Turney comp)
Archaeological Sites: Local Records
Some notes on Sand in Hokianga
Archaeological Report: North Head
(Mitimiti)
LOCAL HISTORY: GENERAL
Roving Reporters
Tai Tokerau Records
News from our Past (news clippings)
Waipoua: Building the Road (1926-8)
Laments of a Road Worker (Goff Rawiri)
Hokianga Native Schools 1870-1900
(Duffy thesis)
Native Schools around Hokianga (AJHR
extracts)
Ngapuhi Sustainable Development in
Tai Tokerau
Old Land Claims Inventory
Hokianga Land Claims 1875
Pts 1,2 & 3.
Maori Events in Hokianga 1864-1895
(AJHR)
Kahukura: Panguru to Mitimiti
Te Ao Hou: Hokianga extracts
Auckland Province and Hokianga, 1850s.
Maori Battalion, WW 1.
Maori Tribal Guns in the early 19th
Century (thesis)
Bibliography of Hokianga Historical
Sources (Craig Turney comp)
Local historian and resident Owen Whaley in the Archive Research Area
| Corner of the Museum housing the old signal station light from the Hokianga Heads |
| The Hokianga Historical Society Museum and Archive Centre is located at Waianga Place, Omapere, South Hokianga. The centre has an extensive collection of historical artefacts and documents reflecting the colourful history of the area. The archives contain a large collection of original and copied historical material relating to local people and families and their genealogy, school records, early missionaries, shipping. There is also a large collection of maps dating from earliest times. |
| The Rev. Daniel Ambler blessing the interior at the official opening of of the Centre |
| Contact the Hokianga Historical Society: Alexa and Owen Whaley Tel: + 64.9.405 8641 or e-mail: hhs@ourhokianga.com 14 Waianga Place, Omapere Omapere South Hokianga New Zealand |
| Current Exhibition: "A Fair Sailing" All about the coastguard, local life on the water, sailing schools etc. |
| Hokianga History and Memorabilia |