Our AGM
Our Annual General Meeting is coming up soon! Sunday 18 October, 2pm at the Museum, 49 Main St, Otaki. We’ll be reviewing our last year’s activities and discussing our plans for the 2026-2027 year. We’re looking for more people to…
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New articles in Ōtaki Mail
We’re adding new stories to our local newspapers for you to enjoy. From September we’ll be writing short articles about interesting items in our museum collection. These pieces will appear every two months. For the other month we’ll continue to…
New Exhibition
We’ve launched a new exhibition about the early development of Ōtaki town: Te Tāone o Ōtaki: 1920 – 1989 / Ōtaki Town: 1920 – 1989. It includes themes such as changes in land use, community organisations, public amenities such as banks, library,…
Mai i te Kāinga ki te Tāona Iti – Wāhanga 1: 1843 – 1920 / From Kāinga to Village – Part 1: 1843 – 1920
Mai i te Kāinga ki te Tāona Iti – Wāhanga 1: 1843 – 1920 / From Kāinga to Village – Part 1: 1843 – 1920, Now closed. .
Anzac Opening Hours
We’re closed Saturday 25th, Anzac Day, open as usual Thursday and Friday, usual hours.
Easter Hours
The museum will be closed on Good Friday 3 April. We’ll be open as usual Thursday 2nd and Saturday 4th April, 10am -2pm.
Ōtaki Museum closed for Waitangi Day
The museum will be closed on Waitangi Day, Friday 6th February. We’re open on Thursday 5th and Saturday 7th for our usual hours: 10 am – 2 pm. The Waitangi copy of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Waitangi ki Taumanuka
Come to the Waitangi Day commemorations at Taumanuka (aka the old Health Camp), at Ōtaki Beach. Run by Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki in partnership with the Kāpiti Coast District Council, it’ll be a day full of interesting activities for all…
Updated journal index now available
Part 2 of the journal index has been updated to include the latest issue, volume 46. You can find it using this link: Explore Journals are available through these Ōtaki outlets: the PostShop, downtown Bookshop, Books & Co and the…
Successful Kāpiti Heritage Clue Hunt
We were part of the very successful Kāpiti Heritage Clue Hunt again this year. We had 155 visitors over three days, with people coming from all over Kāpiti and some from further afield. As usual the pianola was a hit…