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Russell Museum
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2 York St
Russell, Northland
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Excellent displays of the history of Russell as the first settlement of New Zealand and early trading post for whalers and sealers with the Maori. Also a fine collection of books documenting the area and its history.
Russell is the earliest place settled in New Zealand and the museum gives you an insight to its early history when it was called Kororareka (or the hell hole of the Pacific). We're much more respectable now!
Learn the history: It was the first capital of Aotearoa ( New Zealand) Land of the Long White Cloud. The capitals true name is Kororareka ( Meaning Sweet Penguin) English name Russell. The locals still know Russell as Kororareka. Learn about how the colonials, whalers intermingled with the Maori how they traded how the missionaries came in to the Maori environment and transformed there ways. Lots and lots more never neverless interesting
Learn the history: It was the first capital of Aotearoa ( New Zealand) Land of the Long White Cloud. The capitals true name is Kororareka ( Meaning Sweet Penguin) English name Russell. The locals still know Russell as Kororareka. Learn about how the colonials, whalers intermingled with the Maori h…