# Okains Bay Maori & Colonial Museum, Okains Bay Okains Bay Maori & Colonial Museum is a museum at Okains Bay Road, Okains Bay, Banks Peninsula. [Call 03 304 8611]() · [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory. ## About, in one paragraph Okains Bay Maori & Colonial Museum is a museum at Okains Bay Road, Okains Bay, Banks Peninsula. Its own website describes it as “Located just 20 minutes from Akaroa, Okains Bay Museum offers significant taonga Māori and early Pākehā items on display in a precinct of heritage buildings”. _Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._ ## Opening hours - As mapped: `Mo-Su 10:00-17:00; Dec 25 closed "Christmas Day"` _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** Okains Bay Road, Okains Bay _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Kind:** Museums _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Phone:** 03 304 8611 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Website:** https://www.okainsbaymuseum.co.nz/ _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Email:** info@okainsbaymuseum.co.nz _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Encyclopaedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okains_Bay_Museum _(Wikidata)_ ## In its own listing This Museum provides a family-friendly and relaxed environment in which to gain an insight into life on the Peninsula in former times, and displays treasures from NZ's Maori and Colonial Past in a truly unique setting. Wheelchair access Open seven days, 10am-5pm _Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Residential Small Settlement _(District Plan)_ ## The reports nearby 16 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8725218), [1158 Okains Bay Road, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay/1158-okains-bay-road) - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8523694), [1163 Okains Bay Rd, Canterbury, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay/1163-okains-bay-road) - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8478846), [1163 Okains Bay Rd, Canterbury, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay/1163-okains-bay-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8411968), [1147 Okains Bay Road, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay/1147-okains-bay-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7632249), [1162 Okains Bay Rd, Canterbury, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay/1162-okains-bay-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7540919), [1162 Okains Bay Rd, Canterbury, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay/1162-okains-bay-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7521596), [1162 Okains Bay Rd, Canterbury, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay/1162-okains-bay-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7244428), [1147 Okains Bay Road, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay/1147-okains-bay-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7243947), [1163 Okains Bay Rd, Canterbury, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay/1163-okains-bay-road) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7169261), 1158–1176 Okains Bay Rd, Canterbury, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6748311), [1147 Okains Bay Rd, Canterbury, Okains Bay 7583, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay/1147-okains-bay-road) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6204578), Okains Bay Hall, Okains Bay Canterbury , New Zealand ## Getting there - [Okains Bay Road](https://www.chch.live/street/okains-bay/okains-bay-road), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Okains%20Bay%20Maori%20%26%20Colonial%20Museum%2C%20Okains%20Bay%20Road%2C%20Okains%20Bay%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.710178,173.0414878) ## Nearby - [Kawatea Farm Stay](https://www.chch.live/business/kawatea-farm-stay-okains-bay), B&Bs, 90 m ## The nearest other museums - [Akaroa Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-museum-akaroa), Akaroa, 12.1 km - [Craft Station](https://www.chch.live/business/craft-station-little-river), Little River, 21.3 km - [Godley Head Heritage Trust Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/godley-head-heritage-trust-museum-sumner), Sumner, 23.5 km - [Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/te-uaka-the-lyttelton-museum-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 28.5 km - [Thornycroft Torpedo Boat Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/thornycroft-torpedo-boat-museum-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 29.4 km - [Gemston & Fossil Museum Birdlings Flat](https://www.chch.live/business/gemston-fossil-museum-birdlings-flat-christchurch), Christchurch, 30.3 km - [New Brighton Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/new-brighton-museum-new-brighton), New Brighton, 34.0 km - [Ngaio Marsh House](https://www.chch.live/business/ngaio-marsh-house-cashmere), Cashmere, 36.8 km - [Every one in Okains Bay](https://www.chch.live/businesses/museum#in-okains-bay) ## Also in Okains Bay - [Double Dutch](https://www.chch.live/business/double-dutch-okains-bay), Hostels, 828 m - [Okains Bay](https://www.chch.live/business/okains-bay), Campgrounds, 2.2 km - [Okains bay campground](https://www.chch.live/business/okains-bay-campground-okains-bay), Campgrounds, 2.3 km - [Little Akaloa Domain](https://www.chch.live/business/little-akaloa-domain-okains-bay), Campgrounds, 5.7 km - [Little akaloa campsite](https://www.chch.live/business/little-akaloa-campsite-okains-bay), Campgrounds, 5.7 km - [Lovely Grub Location Catering](https://www.chch.live/business/lovely-grub-location-catering-okains-bay), Caterers, 6.7 km - [Every kind of business in Okains Bay](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.710178&lon=173.0414878) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.710178,173.0414878,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Okains%20Bay%20Maori%20%26%20Colonial%20Museum) - [Okains Bay](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1650925933), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Okains Bay Maori & Colonial Museum?** A museum in Okains Bay, Christchurch. **Where is Okains Bay Maori & Colonial Museum?** Okains Bay Road, Okains Bay, on [Okains Bay Road](https://www.chch.live/street/okains-bay/okains-bay-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.710178,173.0414878,17) **Is Okains Bay Maori & Colonial Museum still trading?** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory. **How do you contact Okains Bay Maori & Colonial Museum?** phone [03 304 8611](tel:033048611) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](https://www.okainsbaymuseum.co.nz/), email [info@okainsbaymuseum.co.nz](mailto:info@okainsbaymuseum.co.nz) (Find Christchurch, 2024). **When is Okains Bay Maori & Colonial Museum open?** Mo-Su 10:00-17:00; Dec 25 closed "Christmas Day", as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other museums are near Okains Bay Maori & Colonial Museum?** [Akaroa Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-museum-akaroa) (12.1 km), [Craft Station](https://www.chch.live/business/craft-station-little-river) (21.3 km), [Godley Head Heritage Trust Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/godley-head-heritage-trust-museum-sumner) (23.5 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/museum). **What’s near Okains Bay Maori & Colonial Museum?** 1 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Kawatea Farm Stay](https://www.chch.live/business/kawatea-farm-stay-okains-bay) (90 m). **What stood where Okains Bay Maori & Colonial Museum is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.710178&lon=173.0414878) ## Sources - OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL) - Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0) - Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0) - Wikidata, the item an OpenStreetMap mapper linked the premises to (CC0) - The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly - Record assembled 2026-10-19 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/okains-bay-maori-colonial-museum-okains-bay Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/museum Suburb: https://www.chch.live/okains-bay