Tawhiti Museum

Brilliant museum

Absolutely brilliant museum, different to most museums with having the hand made dioramas telling the stories of history.

fabulous day out

-fabulous day out -beautiful presentation and excellent account of Taranaki history -fantastic dioramas, friendly staff & owner -so worth a visit - thank you

Overwhelming lifetime's work

Our group of 45 loved every minute of this experience. The staff were right though, you need at least a whole day to really get the best value. The boat-ride is phenomenal, and the dioramas fascinatin...

Fascinating insights to early Taranaki and settler life

There is a lot of interesting settler and farming history and exhibits on display. There is also a water-trip past a considerable number of dioramas of early settler - Maori interaction. There may be ...

North Island's west coast must see.

Most incredible experience to visit this place.Spent 5 hours and would still find stuff I have missed. The model maker has done an extraordinary job, could never give him enough accolades for his work...