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Kiwi North - Museum. Kiwi House. Heritage Park
A nocturnal Kiwi House with live kiwi, morepork and native gecko.
A museum with Maori taonga and early settler collections.
A park with historic buildings and vintage vehicles and machinery.
About this activity
Visit the nocturnal Kiwi House and see the resident kiwi foraging for food as they would in the wild. Learn about Kiwi conservation or see if you can spot one of our native geckos.
The Museum is home to nationally significant Taonga (Maori treasure) and early settler displays. The Clarke Homestead “Glorat”, built in 1886 and lived in by the same family until the 1980’s is a museum in itself, displaying the family’s treasures through the generations.
Other heritage buildings on site include the first Women’s Jail, Jane Mander’s Study, Oruaiti Chapel (made from a single Kauri log and believed to be New Zealand’s smallest church) and Riponui Pah School House. Set aside several hours, bring a picnic and take in the grounds of Heritage Park.
Home to regular “Live Days” where you will see the park come to life! – the Heritage Park Clubs open their doors to the public revealing displays of vintage farm machinery, stationary engines, and vintage cars. Novelty rides include miniature and full-sized trains, bullocks, miniature ponies and vintage tractors. Food stalls, face painting and an eclectic mix of Edwardian games provide that festive flavour
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| Location | 500 State Highway 14, Whangarei |
| Email Address | .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) |
| Phone | 09 438 9630 |
| Fax | 09 438 9630 |
| Postal | PO Box 10135 Te Mai, Whangarei 0143 |
| Website | http://www.kiwinorth.co.nz |
| Location Map | View Google Map |
| Filed under | Arts, Crafts and Galleries, Wildlife & Nature, Gardens & Parks, Culture & Heritage, 'Must Dos', |
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