Motueka District Museum

Historic, black and white image of Rocks Road.
Tasman Bays Heritage Trust / Nelson Provincial Museum, Copy Collection, C3554

Motueka District Museum
140 High Street
Motueka 7120

03 528-7660
Pauline Westall (Curator)
Email contact

Access

Summer (December-March) Monday–Friday 10.00am-4.00pm
Winter(April-November) Tuesday-Friday 10.00am-3.00pm

  • December to March
    10.00am - 4.00pm Monday to Friday
  • April to November
    10.00am - 3.00pm Tuesday to Friday

Services

  • Permanent and changing exhibitions
  • Research Room housing Motueka and District Historical Association archives
  • Research by Motueka and District Historical Association (contact Coralie Smith, 7 Wakatu Place, Motueka email tw-ct.smith@xtra.co.nz)

Charges

Free admission. Donation appreciated
Research will incur charges

Contact

Manager Pauline Westall

Resources

  • Motueka and District Historical Association Resources
  • Fergus Holyoake Photograph Collection indexed by name and subject
  • Library of books on local history
  • Family histories
  • Scapbooks on local topics indexed by name and subject
  • Early Settlers name index covering Mapua, Motueka, Ngatimoti, Riwaka, Abel Tasman Park, Moutere.
  • Nelson photo News index to brides and grooms

Cemetery Records

  • Cemetery records for Tasman District Council areas- indexed

Education

  • School Admission Registers Index
  • School Reunion booklets- for most local schools

Electoral Rolls, Census, Directories

  • Directories: Wises, Post Office directories

Land

  • Land Deeds- indexed collection of many local areas

Newspapers

  • Motueka Star 1901-1910 (not complete) indexed by name