Waiheke Island Historical Society

P O Box 206, Ostend, Waiheke Island 1843, New Zealand

Public events and news

Wharf-to-Wharf Fun Run

Saturday, 21 January 2012

Once again, our Museum will provide water to passing runners. Come join us to watch the race — and while you’re at it, stop by and visit the Museum! Bring the kids for a fun family outing.

Cottages getting a facelift

Thanks to generous donations of paint from the New Hope Op Shop, Placemakers and Wattyl, our three period cottages are receiving a much-needed coat of Wattyl Solagard paint on their exterior walls and roofs. Thank you, Op Shop, Placemakers and Wattyl!

Members’ section

Annual General Meeting
will be held on Sunday, 18 March 2012, at 2:00 PM.
Speaker to be announced.
See last year’s AGM minutes.
New members always welcome!
 

Coming events

Past events

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For history buffs
and researchers

Early History of Waiheke Island

A missionary on Waiheke Island in 1849

A visit to Waiheke Island in 1858

Surfdale memories from the 1940s

The Waiheke Fun-Map (1948) and its
accompanying Story of Waiheke

The 1922 subdivision of the Matiatia-Oneroa Estate

Cemetery transcriptions

1881 electoral roll

1893 women’s electoral roll

Under construction...
The following are coming soon:

Waiheke genealogy

Waiheke land owners in 1914

Directory of Waiheke residents in 1948

Links
 

The Waiheke Museum

and Historic Village

Experience a slice of Old Waiheke at the Waiheke Museum and Historic Village.

• A reconstructed woolshed housing the Museum’s main exhibits
• A 1930s-style island cottage that can be used as a meeting room
• Three small bach-style houses with period rooms and photo exhibits
• The original Waiheke jail
• Being developed: The Taonga Heritage Gardens
• A wool press, a whale-oil cauldron, a hand-cranked telephone network, and even a fine old long-drop toilet! [No, not in actual use; we have modern ones for visitors.]

The Museum is located at 165 Onetangi Straight, Waiheke Island, and is open from noon to 4:00 PM on Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and public holiday Mondays, all year round. Entry is by donation.

How to find us