Waikouaiti Coast Heritage Centre

Our collection of 9000 items dates from the 19th century whaling days of the Waikouaiti area. Memorabilia and artefacts are displayed in an historic building, one of the oldest banks in the country that is still in use.

The collection is broadly divided into these categories: • Johnny Jones • Family histories • WWI memorabilia • Seacliff Hospital ephemera • Maritime history miscellany • Industrial and agricultural implements • Domestic equipment and furnishings • Archaic and classic Maori artefacts • Registers of births, deaths, marriages • School records • Cemetery records for Merton, Brinns Point, Waikouaiti, Karitane and Goodwood

The heritage centre is currently undergoing a major redevelopment project which will see a new purpose-built exhibition centre added to the existing heritage precinct. As well, the current museum building will be renovated to return it to its early glory.