Westland District Library
The Westland District Library is the public library in Hokitika, on the West Coast of New Zealand. Beginning as the Hokitika Literary Society in 1866, it occupied a Carnegie library building from 1908 as the Hokitika Free Public Library, moving out in 1975.
Westland District Library
Hokitika Town Hall, c. 1900; the right-hand door leads to the Reading Room
The Carnegie library building that housed Hokitika's public library 1908–1975
The rules for the Hokitika Free Public Library required gentleman to remove their hats and not spit on the floor
Hokitika Museum is a museum in Hokitika on the West Coast of the South Island in New Zealand, and is the West Coast's largest museum and archive. It is housed in the historic Hokitika Carnegie Library building. Exhibitions include information about the gold rush and the unique West Coast stone pounamu (greenstone) and its value to Māori. The museum also holds a significant photographic collection. Seismic strengthening requirements closed the museum in September 2019. According to the Westland District Council Web site as of December 2021 the museum had not yet reopened.
Hokitika Museum in the Carnegie Building
1973 museum building
1998 plaque
Hokitika Museum interior
