Omapere Museum, Kupe Centre

Omapere Museum Museum & Archives is a treasure trove of letters, documents, memorabilia and artefacts relating to the Hokianga. Volunteers have ensured past actions, people and events are recorded. Check with the museum for opening hours or to make an appointment.

Kupe Centre, Opononi

Tour Manea Footprints of Kupe is an interactive centre due to open late 2020. Oral traditions, by their nature, are reinterpreted by each generation acting as a generational guardian. The promise of a dedicated centre enabling visitors to experience the stories is an exciting initiative for the Hokianga. A great opportunity for visitors to hear,  from the locals the story of Polynesian navigation and the links of Maoris to the ocean, the people of the Pacific and how human migration has shaped identity and New Zealand.