Awarua Communication Museum — Local services in Invercargill City

As a radio enthusiast I’ll admit I’m biased.

This unprepossessing building hides a fantastic story of significant NZ communications history. All credit to the hard working volunteers that keep this place, dare I say palace, of early radio history alive.

In today’s world of instant global connectivity it is hard to imagine a world so disconnected that massive antenna engineering works and high power transmitters were needed to send just a few words per minute from New Zealand overseas.

With construction at the site starting before the Great War (WW1) the station linked New Zealand to the Empire and later served as a key station in the NZ...

This is a museum dedicated to radio and telephone communications . It is based near the Awarua radio station built pre WWI that received short wave messages from world wide shipping. The area chosen as it was quiet from electronic interference. Museum contains a old cinima. Showing can be arranged. Open Sunday afternoon Note three cottages next door build for original...

3 hours to read and watch 100% Venicular subset of Vocabulary, except when Venicular refers to an entire language. Cash only means no EFTPOS $6 adults Hide children...