educational resource pack

The Waikato Coalfields Museum is a primary resource for learning opportunities in Social Sciences, Geography, Science and Technology, Levels 1 – 8 and Geography NCEA Levels 1 – 3.

The Museum is located in the former Mine Managers’ house of the Taupiri Coal Mining Company and its collections provide a unique learning experience focusing on coal mining in New Zealand. The Museum provides primary resources such as artefacts and machinery, archives, oral histories, music and DVDs.

To order an Educational Resource Pack -

Please phone 07 828 8128 or E-mail:

Please contact us if you would like further information on other aspects of the Waikato Coalfields and its mining communities.

free worksheets to download:

worksheet 1 (under 14yrs)

worksheet 2 (14-15yrs)

Excerpts from School Journals from early 1900s - free to download:

Across the Antarctic

Essay Competition

Fresh Air

Maui and the Swamphen

The School Journal 1910


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