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East Coast Electorate cartoon cabinet card, 1887

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…

Coronation celebrations in Gisborne

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…

Category: News,
Tags: Coronation

1981 South Africa versus Poverty Bay Programme

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…

Category: Collections,

Learning is Fun!

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…

The ‘Crook Cook’ – the story of the statue

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…

Category: James Cook,

‘Not’ Cook’s Cannon

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…

Category: Collections,James Cook,

‘Camp Vagabondia’: Kitty Bullen’s summer holiday stories, 1926 – 29

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…

Second World War poster collection

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…

A new website for Christmas

December 7, 2018

This text below has been adapted from the Director’s Note in the December 2018 edition of Tui Tui Tuituia! Tairāwhiti Museum’s quarterly newsletter This month…

We will remember them – commemorations & the museum

September 6, 2018

This text below has been adapted from the Director's Note in the September - November 2018 edition of Tui Tui Tuituia! Tairāwhiti Museum's quarterly newsletter…

‘Ambitious Gisborne Women’ – Gisborne signatories to the 1892 Suffrage Petition

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…

Working together in Tairāwhiti – successful museum/tertiary partnerships

July 5, 2018

This text below has been adapted from the Director's Note in the June - August 2018 edition of Tui Tui Tuituia! Tairāwhiti Museum's quarterly newsletter,…

Gallery: Hei Ō Mō Apanui – Erena Koopu

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…

Category: Exhibitions,

Recovering the stories of Tairāwhiti women

March 10, 2017

This text below has been adapted from the Director's Note in the March - May 2017 edition of Tui Tui Tuituia! Tairāwhiti Museum's quarterly newsletter,…

Cottage Congoleum considered

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…

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