Wagener Collection

Wagener Collection

The collection resulted from the activities of Wilfred Wagener spanning colonial, farming technology and Maori material. Some of the material came to the collection via a collection of Northy Saunders. Important archaic Maori material was from the Houhora Archaic site. The collection was housed in a private museum at Houhora but an arson attack and tour coaches ceasing to visit left the museum unviable. The greater part of the museum was dispersed by sale held by Webbs auctioneers in Auckland in 2003. Some material sold was aquired by Auckland Museum. The local archaic material has been retained by the family who have hopes of reopening a small focused museum.

Anon, 2003. The Wagener Museum Sale (Catalogue), Peter Webb Galleries, Auckland.