The Settler’s Museum is located on The Esplanade, Petone, opposite Buick Street, which runs between The Esplanade and Jackson Street, where the Te Puna Wai Ora (Spring of Life) is located.
The building commands unrivaled views Soames Island, Wellington and its Harbour to right and to the left the Rimutaka Hills and the Harbour entrance and over to Seatoun.
The building itself is one of New Zealand’s significant memorial buildings, namely The Wellington Centennial Memorial.This was opened in 1940, which then became the centre point of the beach life around the area.
After 70 years the building was refurbished to bring the experience more up to date. The current exhibition is about the areas history from when the 1st settlers arrived in the area.
On Saturday 25th August 2012 The Amazing Travelling Booth will be there from 15.00 to 19.00 as part of Petone Winter Carnival 2012
The current opening times are Wednesday to Sunday 10am to 4pm
A couple of good web pages with full and up to date information are below:
New Dowse: Settlers Museum Main Info.
Hutt Valley NZ: Also other facts and info about the area.
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