Central Hawkes Bay Museum — Attraction in Hawke's Bay

Very reasonably priced . I took two 12 yr old girls. They checked out what a well to do household in the 1890s would have had in their house. Then came the interactive part of sitting in an old fashioned school learning to write with real ink and copy letters onto paper or scratch on a slate board. Then they played shop with an old till and £.s.d. their favourite activity was dressing up in old costumes, sitting in a carriage or using an old fashioned phone. Heaps to see there. Very helpful and enthusiastic volunteers/staff. Thoroughly recommend it. They have specific diplays on from June to...

Really should be called the "Colonial Settlers Museum" as there wasn't even a mention of tangata whenua settlement; which is pretty much white-washing the true history of settlement in the region. Pretty poor effort.

EDIT: A few pieces of taonga - most of which appeared to gifted by pākehā - with almost no reference to the traditional owners and their stories, does not equal acknowledging the true history of first settlement and...

This museum is an epic place to visit with all the pioneer equipment inside. From military items such as medals and badges and military uniforms, to the old farmers equipment like chainsaws and push-mowers. Everythings really outdated from the 40's and 50's... i recommend visiting Central Hawkes Bay Museum in Waipawa. I give this place a 10/10 and a 5 star rating. Thanks...