Go back in time at the Petone Settlers Museum

Located on the shores of Wellington’s harbour, the Petone Settlers Museum documents the history of the first European settlers to New Zealand’s shores in 1840. The museum is housed in a memorial building and now functions as a place to showcase, through artefacts and exhibits, the shared social history of the European settlers and Honiana Te Puni-kokopu and Te Wharepouri, the Māori chiefs who ruled over the area before the Europeans arrived. The museum is located on the Esplanade in Petone and is open every day in summer and select days in winter from 10am to 4pm.