We will open at other times by appointment. Phone Keith or Sandra on 09 2368785 or email [email protected] to make an appointment. The old Tuakau Post Office in Liverpool Street was officially opened in 1914, and closed as a Post Office in 1983. An energetic committee led by Mr Ted Wild, then president of the Tuakau and District Museum Society Inc., were fortunate to secure the building. Lo
cal people, businesses, Rotary and Lions Clubs all contributed generously and the building was repaired, repainted and gradually transformed into the Tuakau and District Museum. The museum was officially opened by the Hon. Birch, the local MP, on Saturday 17th October 1987 at 2pm. The museum’s collection emphasises the rich history of the local area with colonial and Maori exhibits, a military section, natural history items and a large collection of tools and agricultural implements. The reading and records room holds an extensive collection of photographs of early Tuakau and districts as well as information and publications relating to pioneers and families of the district
“Custodians to the Future Generations”
