Otaki Museum
Ōtaki Museum, housed in the former Bank of New Zealand building in Otaki, has as its main purpose the preservation and sharing of Ōtaki's history. History. The museum is housed in a Council-owned building located at 49 Main Street, Ōtaki. The building is a two-storied concrete building with polished wood floors, pressed steel ceilings and has a Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Category 2 listing. The building was built for the Bank of New Zealand in 1918. It was one of the buildings which architect John Mair designed, collaborated on or supervised the design of . In 1965 the Ōtaki Borough Council purchased the building and it was used as the Borough's Council offices until the amalgamation of the Borough into the Kapiti Coast District Council in 1989. The Ōtaki Heritage Bank Preservation Trust was formed in 2003 with the goal of collecting, preserving and sharing Ōtaki's history through a programme of changing exhibitions of stories, images and other artifacts. The Trust became a registered charitable trust on 30 June 2008. In 2003, the Kapiti Coast District Council leased the building to the Trust and the Museum has occupied the premises since that time . Collections. The Museum's collections include: Ōtaki Historical Society. The records and collection of the Ōtaki Historical Society are housed in the Museum. Further reading. Ōtaki Museum: <nowiki>http://www.otakimuseum.co.nz</nowiki> Museums of New Zealand: https://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/collections/3403/otaki-museum