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Waitui Goldfields Trip, Saturday 11 February Our organised visit to the former Waitui goldfields in Upper Takaka on a perfect day was a huge success, with 45 adults and several children participating. They heard from Blue Horton, whose grandparents worked … Continue reading →

   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Abel Tasman 374 at the Museum, 18 December 2016 ——————————– WHALERY UPDATE (28 October) Yes, a naked whalery! At last, after 3 months, the safety fence has gone — and doesn’t it look good?  Just a small amount … Continue reading →

Friday 2 September–Amazing progress after just 4 weeks: Topped off with roofing iron … and the colour matches!  The new, easier ramp is begun. So Spring is looking good as our new frontage becomes reality. We’ve had to commit to … Continue reading →

Thanks, Billy Kerrisk and your team for running the colouring-in and story-telling competition for local primary school students — it was such fun reading and looking at them all.  And we were thrilled to receive over $100 towards our whalery … Continue reading →

At the AGM on 26 June, members of the museum society re-appointed seven Board members and appointed one new member. The 8 Board members for the 2016/17 year are:  Clive Bird, Geoff Rennison, Jenny Treloar, Leigh Gamby, Pat Ballard, Penny … Continue reading →

Whalery Contract:  We’re really excited that a contract to start work has been signed with Steve Chamberlain, a local builder. Our council (which owns the building) will be the project manager and we’re expecting to have it all ready by … Continue reading →

Yes, you can still donate to our Whalery project through Give-a-Little! Our whalery  “cause” page closed on 30 April, but we still need to raise $5,000 to cover the building costs. So, all donations to our general page (unless you … Continue reading →

Our Whalery project is listed in the just-published 2016 Nelson Bays Community Foundation “Beacon of Opportunities” listing. We really appreciate the support of NBCF in increasing awareness of our project, especially as we’re the first one listed (and we’ve always … Continue reading →

Update (13 May) — Believe it or not … the flagpole blew over in the storm of 12/13 May — it was rotten at the base. In crashing to the footpath, its top snapped off,  so it’s beyond saving. Sad … Continue reading →

Update 15 April: Thanks, GB Lions for pledging $1,000!  C’mon everyone … just $6,000 to go! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WATCH the YouTube video (thanks, Morgan Foundation) >>>>> CLICK HERE Hi everyone — We’ve had great news recently … a grant from Pupu Hydro Society … Continue reading →