
Life in the Gorge book reprinted
By popular demand, we’ve reprinted ‘Life in the Gorge’ the book of our 2011 exhibition of the same name. It tells the stories of the Māori who lived there first and then the later settlers. The book is available at…


By popular demand, we’ve reprinted ‘Life in the Gorge’ the book of our 2011 exhibition of the same name. It tells the stories of the Māori who lived there first and then the later settlers. The book is available at…

The latest in the long-running series of Ōtaki Historical Journals was launched on Sunday 16 November at the Ōtaki Museum. Historical research involves creativity, analysis and lots of detection work. The stories in volume 46 have been written, photographed and…

Online exhibits are a new feature of our website, with photos from our collection showing aspects of the rich history of Ōtaki. They include life at the beach, sport, market gardening, health facilities and hotels. You can also scroll through…