LOCATION
The Kauri Museum in Matakohe, Northland, New Zealand is a 2 hour drive north of Auckland, or a 1 hour drive from Whangarei. Take the turn off at the Brynderwyn hills (State Highway 1) onto State Highway 12 (towards Dargaville). We are 20 minutes up the road from the turn off. The Museum is on the Ancient Kauri Trail to the Waipoua Kauri Forest and on the Twin Coast Discovery Highway.
Helipad transfers on request.
WHEELCHAIRS
The Museum has loan wheelchairs available for guest use.
EV CHARGING POINTS
The Kauri Museum has two charging points outside the main building. These are J-1772 and Type 2 plugs. For more details visit this link.
GUIDED TOURS
Private tours of the museum and behind the scenes special tours are available for an additional cost. Please CONTACT US to find out more. The Museum also opens for private evening functions. PRIVATE TOURS of our Historic Villa - Totara House are available by appointment only. The cost per head is $10.
LOCATION
The Kauri Museum in Matakohe, Northland, New Zealand is a 2 hour drive north of Auckland, or a 1 hour drive from Whangarei. Take the turn off at the Brynderwyn hills (State Highway 1) onto State Highway 12 (towards Dargaville). We are 20 minutes up the road from the turn off. The Museum is on the Ancient Kauri Trail to the Waipoua Kauri Forest and on the Twin Coast Discovery Highway.
Helipad transfers on request.
WHEELCHAIRS
The Museum has loan wheelchairs available for guest use.
EV CHARGING POINTS
The Kauri Museum has two charging points outside the main building. These are J-1772 and Type 2 plugs. For more details visit this link.
GUIDED TOURS
Private tours of the museum and behind the scenes special tours are available for an additional cost. Please CONTACT US to find out more. The Museum also opens for private evening functions. PRIVATE TOURS of our Historic Villa - Totara House are available by appointment only. The cost per head is $10.
Guardians of the Kauri story, past, present and future.
Ngā kaitiaki ō ngā kauri kōrero ō nehera, ō wātu me te wāheke.
Located midway between Auckland and the Bay of Islands in the north of New Zealand, The Kauri Museum tells some of the stories of New Zealand’s largest and most famous tree.
Far more than a museum of timber, the museum has stories of the Māori of the north eastern Kairpara, of European pioneers, of foresters and sawmillers, gum diggers and farmers, and of business people, fishers and the families who have made this area their home.
National Poetry Day Entry Form
The Kauri Museum is celebrating Phantom National Poetry Day with a Poetry Competition for residents of the Kaipara and Northland Districts.
This is the third year we have run this competition – this year the theme for your work should be On the Shores of the Kaipara.
The competition runs 24th July to 14th August. Finalists will be announced on 20 August, then the Winner announced on Phantom National Poetry Day 27 August at a live performance event at the Museum.
Send up to four poems on any topic. Up to two poems per entrant may be published on the Kauri Museum facebook page.
Entry details:
Free to enter.
Open to all Kaipara and Northland Districts residents aged 18 and over.
Submit your poems and contact details by email to events@kaurimuseum.com.
Limit of four poems per entrant.
Submission Dates: 24 July – 14 August 2021
Contact: events@kaurimuseum.com.
WOOD PANELS
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KAURI HERITAGE FESTIVAL
Our free family festival will be held at the Kauri Museum on Saturday October 15 from 10am-5pm.
The Kauri Heritage Festival will celebrate 60 years since the Museum’s opening, and is a celebration of kauri, settlers, forests, the harbour and the Kaipara Community.
One day only: food stalls, special exhibitions, classic cars, raffles, games & activities, art & craft - and lots more!
This is the only day of the year when there is NO CHARGE to visit the Museum - don't miss it!
TOTARA HOUSE
A unique venue for wedding photoshoots and bespoke functions.
Totara House is a magnificent 1896 kauri villa set in beautiful heritage gardens. The home was lived in and faithfully preserved for 117 years by the family of George and Emily Smith. Today this historically significant house is part of The Kauri Museum and is only open to the public by appointment and on select open days.
