Our Shop

The Museum shop features a wide range of unique unusual gifts.  Items include books, bone carvings, scrimshaw, greenstone (pounamu) and paua jewelry as well as cards and paintings.  It is a great place to get a gift, birthday presents or a souvenir of your visit to the Bay of Islands.

The Museum has a policy of specialising in Northland books and publications that can sometimes be hard to find elsewhere in New Zealand.  Some of these titles are published by the Russell Museum while others are reprints or facsimiles of old titles.

Although we don’t have a fully online shop, if there is a book title you particularly want, or something you would like that you know we stock, feel free to email or call. We are more than happy to send you an invoice for direct credit and despatch the item to you.

We have an extensive range of specialist books, many of them specifically on history of the area. We also have plenty of books which provide excellent information on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the Treaty of Waitangi. Many of the authors are internationally recognised; others have extensive knowledge on this particular part of Taitokerau Northland. Whether it is Jack Lee writing about Kororareka, or Dame Claudia Orange on The Treaty, pop in and browse our selection.

We have a good selection of jewelry including pounamu (greenstone) as well as items such as tea towels, and locally made pottery. Cherie Lawrie has created a special range of hand painted china which features the Korora, the little Blue Penguin. Come and visit to see our range of gifts.