October 27, 2023
East Coast Electorate cartoon cabinet card, 1887 written by Christine Page, Archivist A short time ago we were contacted by Graham Titley of Shipley in…
May 4, 2023
Coronation celebrations in Gisborne written by Christine Page, Archivist In the days before radio and television people gathered in public to mourn, celebrate or…
July 23, 2021
22 July 1981 was the opening match of the 1981 Springbok tour when the touring side played Poverty Bay in Gisborne. The tour was a…
April 16, 2020
Learning is fun! And this is definitely the motto of our Museum Education team. Whilst schools get back into the swing of things, our Museum Educators…
April 15, 2020
March 26, 2019
Gisborne's ‘Crook Cook’ - the story behind the statue The statue of James Cook, often refered to as 'The Crook Cook', was installed on Titirangi…
February 21, 2019
For 60 years this cannon was thought to be from HMS Endeavour. It was installed at the 'Cook Memorial' in Gisborne in 1919, as…
December 20, 2018
These beautiful hand-written and illustrated books documenting summer holidays at camp ‘Vagabondia’ on the East Coast between 1926 and 1929 were made by Kitty Bullen…
December 10, 2018
During the Second World War there was a continuous drive throughout New Zealand to recruit men for military service, and to raise funds for the…
August 11, 2018
2018 marks the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand. Tairāwhiti Museum is working toward an exhibition, to open on 9 November 2018, which…
May 16, 2018
HEI Ō MŌ APANUI – Iwi Sustenance by Erena Koopu on at Tairāwhiti Museum from 5 May - 24 June 2018 Erena Koopu's latest series of…
June 18, 2016
While the cottage is closed for renovation we have been researching the inhabitants, and have been surprised by the number of people who have lived…
May 11, 2016
In 2014 Tairāwhiti Museum opened the Jack C Richards Decorative Arts Gallery. This exhibition space is devoted to displaying Professor Jack Richards’ magnificent collection of…
March 29, 2016
The removal of collection items from Wyllie Cottage has been completed, and work on the restoration of the building is now well underway. A total…