I happened to catch the Live Bait exhibit. It made me understand what makes a true West Coaster tick. More

We called in because it was raining and spent a very enjoyable time in the museum. More

This was an interesting little museum, well laid out and reflecting local industry and everyday life in the area. There were lots of quirky exhibits. The main focus was whitebait fishing! The gentleman on the desk was very helpful and there was a little shop. Worth an hour or so. More

It had a lot of variety about the history of Hokitika More

The gentleman on the desk was a mine of information. So interesting - he made the visit exceptional More

We were lucky the whitebait exhibition was extended through to April so we were able to see it. The rest of the museum is very well set out and gave balanced social, industrial, and transport history in an informative, entertaining and interesting manner. The historic tour of Hokitika (50 mins) hosted by 2 enterprising enthusiastic employees in the persona of... More

I really loved looking around the museum on a rainy day. I loved the tinned whitebait display and came away with xmas pressies for all from the gift shop...including fake tinned whitebait with 'real" labels. More

Very well organized, with very unusual subject expo (whitebait old memories). Worth while More

We were staying in the b&b directly opposite the museum. It was showing the history of white-bait fishing when we visited, which we thought was quite interesting. Other than that, this is about the only place worth going to understand abit more about the place. More