Butler Point Whaling Museum and 1840s House

Trace the history of Mangonui as a whaling port at this privately-owned museum. You will also be visiting the site of a Maori pa, which was occupied when the first American whale ship visited in 1792. Excavations of the pa by the Department of Conservation have uncovered many Maori artefacts which have been deposited by Ngati Kahu elders for the museum's safe keeping by the museum. Many American artefacts have also been found.