Petone Settlers Museum

This is the Wellington Provincial Centennial Memorial, which was built in 1940 to commemorate the arrival of the first New Zealand Company Settlers on 22nd January 1840.

Designed by architect Horace Massey, opened by Governor General Lord Galway at a ceremony on 22nd January 1940. The bathing pavilions were converted into a museum by the Petone Borough Council in 1977. The focus being the migration and settlement of the Wellington region and the social history of the Lower Hutt Valley.

For more information contact Petone Settlers Museum

Petone settlers museum
The Esplanade
Petone
Lower Hutt
Ph: (04) 568 8373
Fax: (04) 568 8933
Email: settlers@huttcity.govt.nz

Hutt Valley Regional Parks

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Experience The Love Shack!

The Love Shack is set on the cliff face of Fitzroy Bay on the outer reaches of Wellington Harbour, 15 minutes from Eastbourne by road, 2 minutes 50 seconds from Wellington Airport by helicopter

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Petone Settlers Museum

This is the Wellington Provincial Centennial Memorial, which was built in 1940 to commemorate the arrival of the first New Zealand Company Settlers on 22nd January 1840.

Hutt Valley Regional Parks

Experience The Love Shack!

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