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The Old Parsonage is going up in the world

The Old Parsonage and the Neville Homestead, will be closed for re-piling which starts this month. The good news is that the Treats and...

Packing up continues

Our volunteers have been working hard packing up our collection and moving it to storage ready for the repiling of the Neville House and...

Future Proofing the Silverdale Pioneer Village

To ensure the future viability of key buildings in the Silverdale Pioneer Village we have begun the process of preparing two buildings,...

School Visits

We love having schools visit our Pioneer Village to experience the life of our early pioneers. Kingsway, Wentworth and Waitoki Primary...

Waitangi

with Waitangi Day approaching we thought you might be interested in this post from Heritage NZ Te Pitowhenua Waitangi Treaty Grounds...

Early New Zealand Houses

“Makeshift” Adaptation to the New Environment The primitive shelters of the first European immigrants to New Zealand express the...