The Waihi Arts Centre & Musuem has an art gallery and displays focusing on the region鈥檚 gold-mining history. Prepare to squirm before the collection of miners鈥 chopped-off thumbs preserved in glass jars.
香港六合彩即时开奖's must-see attractions
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The steep slopes of 232m-high Mauao swarm with walkers in the morning, when the Mount鈥檚 early risers perform their ritual climb to the summit. The ascent鈥
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Waihi鈥檚 superb Gold Discovery Centre tells of the area鈥檚 gold-mining past, present and future through interactive displays, focusing on personal and鈥
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Walk through a mine tunnel, watch a stamper battery crush rock, learn about the history of the Cornish miners and try your hand at panning for gold鈥
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The city's pre-eminent gallery stages challenging exhibitions of thought-provoking contemporary work. The building itself is a former bank, though you鈥檇鈥
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Surrounded by mature trees and lovely gardens, Tauranga's original mission station incorporates the Bay of Plenty's earliest buildings, along with one of鈥
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This fascinating aviation museum, beside the airport, is filled with predominantly military aircraft. You can scramble through the living quarters of the鈥
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Around seven million years ago Paaku was a volcanic island, but now it forms the northern head of Tairua鈥檚 harbour. Ng膩ti Hei had a p膩 here before being鈥
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Hairy Maclary author Lynley Dodd lived in Tauranga for years, and NZ鈥檚 favourite literary animals were immortalised in bronze on Tauranga鈥檚 wharf in 2015鈥
Nearby Coromandel Peninsula attractions
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Waihi鈥檚 superb Gold Discovery Centre tells of the area鈥檚 gold-mining past, present and future through interactive displays, focusing on personal and鈥
2. Victoria Battery Tramway & Museum
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Across the river from the Waikino train station, the Victoria Battery Tramway & Museum is the former site of the biggest quartz-ore processing plant in鈥
3. Karangahake Gorge Historic Walkway
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The very worthwhile 4.5km Karangahake Gorge Historic Walkway takes 1陆 hours (each way) and starts from the car park 14km west of Waihi. It follows the鈥
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In cooler months, retreat to these two small but blissful outdoor hot pools, hidden within a holiday park around 8km southeast of Waihi Beach.
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This small museum has a grand selection of Royal Albert porcelain and other pioneer and M膩ori artefacts 鈥 look in the drawers.
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Around 3km northwest of Paeroa on SH2, this excellent riverside maritime museum includes details of Captain James Cook's visit to the Firth of Thames and鈥
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Housed in a former fire station, this little regional museum displays a selection of M膩ori artefacts from the local tribe, Ng膩i Te Rangi, along with鈥
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Built as a millennium project, this unusual attraction consists of boulders inscribed with haiku verses wending through a pretty park flanking the Uretara鈥