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Heritage Park Whangarei
Heritage Park Whangarei Review
Minutes out of town, this 61-acre park is home to a nocturnal kiwi house, several Heritage buildings, and the Whangarei Museum. The museum has fine examples of pre-European Maori cloaks, waka (canoes), and tools. You can also check out Glorat, an original 1886 kauri homestead, and the world's smallest consecrated chapel, built in 1859 from a single kauri tree. On the third Sunday of every month and on selected "Live Days" (call for dates), you can cruise around the park on model reproductions of steam and electric trains, as well as on a full-size diesel train.
- Address: State Hwy. 14, Maunu, Whangarei, 0179
- Phone: 09/438-9630
- Cost: Park free, kiwi House and Whangarei Museum NZ$10
- Hours: Daily 10--4
- Website: www.whangareimuseum.co.nz
- Location: Whangarei
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