Dargaville Museum
Dargaville Museum
4.5
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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4.5
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Scott Norman
Cabarlah, Australia18 contributions
Nov 2022 • Couples
Definitely worth a look, lots of local history including the Kauri Gum industry, timber industry and lots of interesting maritime artefacts including a French warship, the masts from the Rainbow Warrior and my favourite the only surviving war canoe made prior to Europeans arriving
Written 12 November 2022
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Grant N
Hastings, New Zealand1,418 contributions
Sep 2022
Starts with a few videos about the history of the area which are extremely interesting. The physical museum is well organised and has a great deal of displays - the early history, the settlers, the kauri and gum diggers and more recent history. Really worth the visit - and the Rainbow Warrior masts are an interesting addition. Recommend a visit
Written 30 September 2022
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Lesley
2 contributions
Apr 2022 • Friends
Great museum with large exhibits from the local area and beyond. We'll worth the money and visit. Perched on top of the hill.
Highly recommended
Highly recommended
Written 23 April 2022
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Davy900
Auckland Central, New Zealand51 contributions
Jul 2021
Good variety of exhibits from the local area. Marine section was my favourite with excellent exhibits related to the many shipwrecks and local marine industry. Excellent forestry and gum digging exhibits. Easy to spend 1 to 2 hours.
Written 21 July 2021
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heather v
Rotorua, New Zealand106 contributions
Apr 2021
I keep thinking back to our visit here, the museum is rich and hands on for getting a feel of New Zealand history. Well worth a visit - stay a day!
Written 24 May 2021
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smcgaw
New Zealand59 contributions
May 2021 • Couples
Great to go up tho the museum, view over Dargaville, seeing the sweeping river. Gave a good look at the early history of the area with the large import of Dalmatians into the area mining the kauri gum and harvesting the kauri trees. Then showed the development of the boat building and shipping in the area. Fascinating. Great walk back to town.
Written 9 May 2021
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Robert M
Tauranga, New Zealand2 contributions
Apr 2021
Probably the best small museum I've ever seen. Wonderfully arranged and presented. Kauri, kauri gum, local boating history, local history from early days to now. Excellent staff. Deceptively bigger than it looks. Lots to look at and read. Fascinating memorabilia to muse over. Something for everyone. Makes Auckland Museum seem somewhat boring in comparison, perhaps its too big.
Written 13 April 2021
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Been around
4 contributions
Mar 2021
All of it. It had displays of all sorts of periods from early Maori to Dally gum diggers to swamp kauri recovery to world wars displays to the french terrorists in NZ. A great museum. Well worth the entry fee. Allow a good bit of time--it is much bigger than you might think !
Written 24 March 2021
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icehunk
Singapore, Singapore262 contributions
Feb 2021
We visited this museum not knowing what to expect, was actually a bit apprehensive as have visited other museums which turned out to be underwhelming.
However this proved to be a delightful visit!
This is a must visit place if you want to know the history of Dargaville and the Kauri industry, and the numerous gumdiggers of whom many are migrants. There is a room which showcases the actual shovels used by these gumdiggers who have since passed on. You could almost imagine how it was like through the way the exhibits and history are presented. It was impressive and there are several rooms showcasing private collections of different items, shipwrecks relics, genealogy and more.
You'll start at a room where you can watch a video on the harvesting of a huge kauri tree by Nelson Parker of Kaihu Kauri.
The staff are absolutely friendly and eager to chat with you.
At $35 for a family ticket it was worth the visit. I highly recommend all visitors to Dargaville to visit this museum!
You can also head out to have a picnic outside the museum overseeing Dargaville and enjoy the sights.
However this proved to be a delightful visit!
This is a must visit place if you want to know the history of Dargaville and the Kauri industry, and the numerous gumdiggers of whom many are migrants. There is a room which showcases the actual shovels used by these gumdiggers who have since passed on. You could almost imagine how it was like through the way the exhibits and history are presented. It was impressive and there are several rooms showcasing private collections of different items, shipwrecks relics, genealogy and more.
You'll start at a room where you can watch a video on the harvesting of a huge kauri tree by Nelson Parker of Kaihu Kauri.
The staff are absolutely friendly and eager to chat with you.
At $35 for a family ticket it was worth the visit. I highly recommend all visitors to Dargaville to visit this museum!
You can also head out to have a picnic outside the museum overseeing Dargaville and enjoy the sights.
Written 9 February 2021
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Kiwi Lara
Ngongotaha, New Zealand77 contributions
Jan 2021 • Couples
What an incredible place to visit. Friendly, helpful staff. So much interesting, historical stuff to check out. A few benches around the place were great because of the size of the museum.
A must see!!
A must see!!
Written 3 January 2021
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Reshmi N
4 contributions
What activities can we do our there
Robert D
Brooklyn, New York2,698 contributions
The museum is quite big and has many exhibits. You can talk to the volunteers who staff the museum. They can tell you a lot about the area and its history. A short walk away is the Vintage Machinery Museum (open Wednesday and Saturday).
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Frequently Asked Questions about Dargaville Museum
- Dargaville Museum is open:
- Sun - Sat 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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