Tawhiti Museum
Tawhiti Museum is a museum in Taranaki, North Island. Tawhiti Museum is situated nearby to the nature reserve Turuturu Mokai Historic Reserve, as well as near the locality Whareroa.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hāwera railway station and Bayly Park.
Hāwera railway station
Railway station
Hāwera railway station was the primary rail station in Hāwera, Taranaki, New Zealand. It opened in 1881 and was situated on the Marton-New Plymouth railway. Hāwera railway station is situated 3 km southwest of Tawhiti Museum.
Bayly Park
Grassland
Bayly Park was a cricket ground and recreational reserve in Hāwera, Taranaki, New Zealand. Bayly Park was established in the 1890s beside Camberwell Road on land owned by a local sports identity, George Bayly, who wanted to provide sports facilities for Hāwera. Bayly Park is situated 3½ km southwest of Tawhiti Museum.
St Mary’s Church (Anglican)
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Mary’s Church (Anglican) is situated 3 km southwest of Tawhiti Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hawera and Whareroa.
Hawera
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hawera is the second-largest town in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island, with a population of 11,050.
Whareroa
Locality
Photo: Prosperosity, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Whareroa is a locality, which is situated 4½ km south of Tawhiti Museum.
Normanby
Town
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Normanby is a small village in South Taranaki, New Zealand. It is approximately 6 km inland from Hāwera along State Highway 3. Eltham is 13 km further north. Normanby is situated 4½ km northwest of Tawhiti Museum.
Tawhiti Museum
- Opening hours: June—August Sunday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.56834° or 39° 34′ 6″ southLongitude
174.31167° or 174° 18′ 42″ eastOpen location code
4VGPC8J6+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1263304384OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Turuturu Mokai Historic Reserve and Turuturu-mokai Pā.
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