Te Waimate Mission is open under ORANGE in the traffic light system. If you’re visiting us, you will need to present your Vaccine Pass to staff and follow our Covid-19 requirements. Please stay home if you’re sick. For the latest on Covid-19 in Aotearoa New Zealand visit the official government website.
Opening Hours
Current reduced hours
November – April | Friday - Monday
10.00am - 5.00pm
May – October | Saturday – Monday
10.00am - 4.00pm
Entry
Member Free
Adult $10.00
Under 18 years Free
* Surcharges may apply for special events
Aotearoa New Zealand’s second oldest surviving building, Te Waimate Mission is an elegant two-storeyed affair, with wide verandas and a low-pitched hipped roof, complemented by Georgian-style dormer windows. Established as a model farming village, complete with a flour mill, blacksmiths, printery, carpenter’s shop, school and church, this was the fullest realisation of Samuel Marsden’s belief that spiritual and practical instruction should be combined as a one-two punch.
Te Waimate Mission is idenitified as a Tohu Whenua heritage site. Tohu Whenua are the places that have shaped Aotearoa New Zealand. Located in stunning landscapes and rich with stories, they offer some of our best heritage experiences. See more on the Tohu Whenua website.
Te Waimate Mission in the Bay of Islands has a direct connection to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, being the location where six Ngāpuhi rangatira (Māori cheifs) signed The Waitangi Sheet, written in Māori, at Waimate North on 9 and 10 February 1840.
Book Conservation
Paul Taylor of Spiral Path Book Studio demonstrates some of the techniques involved in book restoration and conservation of rare historic books from Te Waimate Mission.
Ngā Kōrero
Stories
Sketch from W. Yate. Photo: Alexander Turnbull Library
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