What a gem could spend hours there. A must do if you are up north more so if you are going to see the live Kauris. The "active" sawmills are great, and the lay out and exhibits are world class. Staff are very friendly and...More

We visited here many years ago and found it much improved and greatly expanded. We enjoyed the section on the kauri gum as well as the section on Tudor’s photography - how wonderful to have these historic photos to show the timber cutting days. The...More

We popped in year mid day thinking it would take maybe an afternoon to see everything. This museum is amazing. It covers an enormous area and has amazing exhibits. It has been added to over many years and is run by volunteers. We decided to...More

Such an interesting place. Who would've thought wood would be so groovy? There were giant Kauri logs, tables, carvings, huge chain saws, old machinery. There were allot more exhibits than I had expected.

On our recent trip to the Bay of Islands we made the effort to go West from Highway 1 to see this museum. I am very pleased we did. This tree is of great significance to the history of this country and this museum gives...More

Fromoutside doesn't look very big andI thought what can be so interesting about a tree! Well I came out enlightened with the history and facts about this huge tree and its uses and the abuses of it over time. Amazing examaples of items made from...More

Thought we might be here for half an hour ... three hours later and we still could have stayed longer! There is so much to see, and such a lot of interesting, working displays. No expense has been spared setting up all the different exhibits,...More