Te Waro new Waikato Coalfields Museum

$150 of $300,000 goal
Pledged by 3 generous supporters in around 5 months

The new museum will showcase the fast disappearing coal mining identity of the Waikato. We need $1.6m to build this exciting new museum.

Waikato

Coal was the cornerstone of the social and economic development of the Waikato, powering river boats, trains, power and gas generation, industry and agriculture. The museum holds over 25,000 objects, records and photos and we want to protect these for present and future generations and showcase the industry for tourists and visitors. The museum will include professionally designed, interactive exhibitions plus research and teaching facilities in addition to appropriate collection storage. The site has been carefully selected and overlooks the restored open cast mine now an environmental playground and lake.

The Huntly Mining and Cultural Museum Society's involvement (page creator)

The Museum Board has been managing this project and to date has developed full building plans, obtained a resource consent, has a formal lease for the site and commissioned a feasibility study.

$292,000 has been spent on this project to date.

Fundraising is underway on several fronts with $55,000 donated so far.

About us

The Huntly Mining and Cultural Museum Society was established in 1974. The Society operates the Waikato Coalfields Museum with an elected Board who meet monthly. A representative of the Waikato District Council is appointed to the Board.

The Museum operates with grants and donations from individuals and trusts and provides a safe repository and display plus research and teaching facilities about the Waikato Coalfields.

We hold over 25,000 items in the collection, many of these original and irreplaceable.

Volunteers are an essential part of the museum with only part time staff employed.

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Latest pledges

Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 24 Apr 2015
$50
Julie Grut
Julie Grut on 23 Apr 2015
$50
Jan White
Jan White on 20 Apr 2015
$50

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This campaign started on 17 Apr 2015 and ended on 30 Sep 2015.