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Hokitika Museum

Hokitika, New Zealand

Hokitika Museum

Hokitika Museum is a museum in Hokitika on the West Coast of the South Island in New Zealand, and is the West Coast's largest museum and archive. It is housed in the historic Hokitika Carnegie Library building. Exhibitions include information about the gold rush and the unique West Coast stone pouna

mu (greenstone) and its value to Māori. The museum also holds a significant photographic collection. Seismic strengthening requirements closed the museum in September 2019. With seismic strengthening complete the Hokitika Museum reopened on the 28th June 2025.

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