Puke Ariki - Museum, Libraries, Tourist Information

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Puke Ariki's Heritage Collection contains a treasure trove of objects, papers, photographs and maps - all of which provide a link to Taranaki's past. There is the unusual, the surprising, the mundane and the ordinary - all with a story to tell.

 

 

Delve into the Past

Explore Puke Ariki's collections of objects, papers, images and taonga.

 

 

Straws

Straws

This box of waxed paper straws should stir milky memories of several generations of school children.

Wombles

Wombles

Underground, overground or just wombling free, the Wombles became an international sensation after the BBC brought them to life in the mid 1970s.

Shoes

Shoes

Delicate French footwear would not have been common in Taranaki and this pair of opulent calf skin and silk shoes would have been sure to turn heads.

Moneybox

Moneybox

Efforts to curb reckless spending are nothing new and it seems starting them young was the driving force behind this 'Home Savings Account' tin promoted by Taranaki's home-grown bank.

Kakapo

Kakapo

One of the world’s rarest parrots is part of the Puke Ariki heritage collection.

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Spotlight on the Heritage Collections

Spotlight on Heritage Collections brings the obscure, the ordinary and the unusual to the fore.
 

 

 

Swainson-Woods Project

This historically important collection is in danger of being lost forever - can you help? Find out more.
 
 
 

 

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