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Kauri Museum

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    Available Year Round
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    $25 (Included on Far North Escape)

Step back in time at the Kauri Museum, one of Northland’s most fascinating heritage attractions. Located in the small village of Matakohe, the museum shares the story of New Zealand’s mighty kauri trees and the people who built their lives around them.


Explore displays of giant kauri timber, kauri gum, pioneer tools, and historic machinery that bring the region’s early logging and gum-digging history to life. It’s a great way to understand the powerful role kauri forests played in shaping New Zealand’s past before visiting the living giants of Waipoua Forest.


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