Rakiura Museum/Te Puka O Te Waka

08/10/2026

Thanks heaps Jess Kany for coming in with your "Kirkus Star" endorsed Parrot Heaven books. A starred review represents outstanding writing. It is delightful and a privilege to have a this sequel to "A Runner's Guide to Rakiura" in stock. We are proud of you!

07/10/2026

Come along to Rakiura Museum this Saturday night to hear international performer Deborah Wai Kapohe. A special event for Rakiura.

Born in Southland, New Zealand, Deborah has performed in operas, musical theatre, contemporary Māori music, arts festivals, proms, concerts, recitals, self-accompanied guitar and voice recitals, and special events throughout New Zealand and Australia, as well as in the UK, Asia Pacific Region, and South Africa.

Deborah will be singing classical to kiwi favourites, self accompanied by her classical guitar, at Rakiura Museum Te Puka o Te Waka, on Saturday the 10th of October at 7pm - 7.30pm.

Koha (suggestion of $5 for locals and $15 for visitors to the Island) with the proceeds going to the Rakiura Museum/Te Puka O Te Waka

13/07/2026

New in stock. $45.00 Andrew Penniket to meet some weird, wonderful and pretty scary creatures. After earning biology and marine biology degrees at Otago University Andrew fell into a role filming for the old TVNZ Natural History studio in Dunedin. He soon fell in love with the work and it was to be his calling, ending up filming for studios around the world, including BBC and the Discovery Channel. From dancing with sea snails and being defecated on by a s***m whale, what a life as an underwater cameraman he has led!

It's work that has taken him from swimming with whales in Tonga, to hearing the chilling sound of the Weddell seal through the ice in Antarctica. Now at the end of his career, Andrew has written a book telling the stories of his time under the surface, Whales, Snails and Lobster Tales. New in

01/07/2026

NEW STOCK - Celebrating Matariki - Nine stars. One story. $55.00

This set brings the full Matariki cluster to life — Matariki (the Mother), Pōhutukawa, Tupuānuku, Tupuārangi, Waitī, Waitā, Waipunarangi, Ururangi, and Hiwa-i-te-rangi — each representing their own domain over food, weather, water, and the spirit world. Printed and laser cut from textured 3mm board in a deep navy and gold colourway that makes the detail pop.

The board itself is 420mm × 295mm and works as wall art straight out of the packaging — mount it whole using 3M Command Strips (or similar) or pop the stars out and string them up individually using the 1.2 metre natural jute rope included. Cut to length, hang wherever you like.

Designed and made right here in Aotearoa. A genuinely meaningful Matariki gift — not just decorative, but educational.

Size: 420 × 295 × 3mm | Includes: 1.2m natural rope

29/06/2026

Lloyd Esler's new book has made across the Strait's to our Museum. Pop in for your copy while they are available. $30.00 (incl GST). We only have a limited number of this at present with more to follow. Sorry no postal orders please. Contact the author for those.

22/06/2026

Pop-up Exhibition!! Our Halfmoon Bay school pupils "Southland Social Studies Fair" projects are now on display at in the Museum. These informative panels cover a wide variety of topics with a local theme and are an absolute credit to all those children involved. We warmly invite you to call in and view these between 10.00am -3.00pm daily.

08/01/2026

Hot of the press - and just out the box. We are excited to have Jess's new book Parrot Heaven available for sale at the Rakiura Museum. Better still Jess has kindly signed each copy personally. This is the much anticipated sequel to her "A Runner's Guide to Rakiura" printed in 2022. Come on in and get yours today! $38.00

18/12/2025

George Middleton Turner -Vintage camera studies - Sets C, D and E only available for purchase $50.00 - Pick up only. Limited quantities.

18/12/2025

George Middleton Turner - Vintage Camera Studies - c1940's
Set E - 12 image per set 8.5cm x 6.5cm - $50.00 - Postal option unavailable - Pick up only. Limited quantity of stock.

18/12/2025

George Middleton Turner - Vintage Camera Studies - c1940's
Set C - 12 image per set 8.5cm x 6.5cm - $50.00 - Postal option unavailable - Pick up only. Limited quantity of stock.