“Past the town of Helensville and through those lands whose boundaries lie close by, there writhes a river, the Kaipara, yellow and grey and edged with olive green. This waterway was the path by which people, Polynesian first and then European, found their early way to begin our history.”
Colleen Sheffield, Men Came Voyaging
Nau mai, haere mai ki te Wharetaonga o Te Awaroa. Welcome to Te Awaroa’s (Helensville’s) museum.
A unique look into the history of the Southern Kaipara, Te Awaroa Museum invites visitors to learn about the various cultures that helped form our region. First Polynesian settlers and then European were lured by the Kaipara River. Come and find out why.
Open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, plus the last Sunday of each month from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm – other times by arrangement
Entry Fees: Adult $10 (includes unaccompanied teenagers) Child $5 Family $20
Save our old films before it is too late – help us fill the theatre with your donations and help us to save our local films.
You can help us fill this virtual theatre by, using the QR code, clicking on the picture below and making a donation, or go to Givealittle and help us from there.
Join us at the museum in August when we show some of what we have saved so far.