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First opened in 2016, Te Kōngahu Museum of Waitangi was a years-long vision which has curated the history of two peoples.
With the weather on the turn, Northland remains one of the best bets in the country for a beach holiday. Yet even the supposedly “winterless north” isn t immune to autumn showers. Luckily, the region isn’t short on rainy-day options in the form of some of Aotearoa’s most intriguing museums. First up on a road trip north is the magnificent Mangawhai Museum. This modern facility has a roofline reminiscent of a stingray, which is a subtle nod to the town’s name (meaning “stream of the stingray”).