Ongaonga Museum

Out of the way but the worth the detour

Excellent little museum/ settlement display in this tiny town. Really lovely and worth a visit. Great space for the whole family to explore

Pendle Hill Homestead.

Seeing so much history in each of the buildings especially the Museum, they worked so hard breaking in the land.

Nice town, superb tramping

The Ongaonga Museum is a step back into our pioneering days. Also nearby, just a 2h hike up a very well maintained track in the Ruahines, is the Sunrise Hut. Which has to be one of the flashest back ...

Developing museum(s)

Small free historic museum (donation boxes around) of buildings and artifacts relating to the area's history. We did start at the main Ongaonga museum complex (location of public toilets) but it was ...

A wee historical gem in the the back blocks of Hawkes Bay

We came across the OngaOnga museum after deciding to check it out - curious when we saw the signpost off State Highway 50 (you just turn off for a few minutes). It just happened to be a Sunday afterno...