from our archives
Icebergs at the Chatham Islands
Iceberg sightings around the Chatham Islands would have been the topic of much discussion among Islanders in the last days of October 1892. To read more...
Early Horseracing on Chatham Island
The first horse races on the Chatham Islands were held on 1 January 1866 on the lake flats at Hapupu. They were organised by Thomas Ritchie and William Hunt. To read more ....
Learn about the Chatham Islands
The museum offers a number of books relating to the Chatham Islands for sale including the recently published "Chathams Resurgent" by Hugh Rennie
To purchase email: chathamislandsmuseum@gmail.com
- click on the graphic [left] for more information.
The way it was
Chatham Islands filmed for the first time, 1947.
