Brigid Gallagher visits Cromwell in Central Otago, to help revitalise the historic mining town's museum.
Brigid is in Mokau, visiting a museum teetering on the brink of closure but with a fascinating array of priceless historical objects. Some items date back to the mid nineteenth century land wars like the last cannonball to be fired and a taiaha given by a Maori chief to a Pakeha captain as a symbol of peace.
Brigid visits an amazing military museum with a collection rivalling anything in the country. Run by one man, the museum is in desperate need of decluttering and a more professional approach.
Rangitoto Island's museum is a snapshot of bach life in the mid-1900's, however it desperately needs displays which are more accessible to visitors, especially foreign tourists.
Brigid and the team take on a very different kind of museum challenge in Christchurch: to create a pop-up container exhibit featuring artifacts found as a result of the earthquakes.
On Heritage Rescue this week, gunfights on the street, famous tightrope walkers and mysterious ghost stories feature in the creation of a new exhibit at Thames Historical Museum
Brigid visits Kawhia museum and discovers an eclectic collection of national treasures, from Jurassic fossils to some of NZ's finest examples of Maori weaving, languishing in an outdated setting.
Brigid revisits the museums and heritage sites she helped during the series to see how they're getting on now.
Brigid Gallagher and the team set to work transforming a small military Museum in Featherston, which holds the truth behind one of NZ's most awful wartime secrets.
Bridget Gallagher and the team make big changes at Dargaville museum, and research theories of possible pre-Maori settlement through an early 19th century shipwreck.
Brigid is in Pahiatua, discovering the heart-wrenching story of hundreds of Polish children fleeing war-torn Europe. Can the Heritage Rescue team help the local museum honour those children?
Bridget Gallagher and the Heritage Rescue team create new displays at the Kaeo museum, full of significant objects dating back to the earliest contact between Maori and Pakeha.
This week the Heritage Rescue team visit Eketehuna museum, and whip its jumbled exhibits into a clear and concise showcase of the township?s amazing history.
The team head to Waihi Museum, where they hope to help showcase the stories of the Waihi mines. There is unrest as some of the committee aren’t happy with the display of miners’ severed thumbs.
Brigid and the team visit Auckland's Devonport Museum. The area is home to a number of monumental events; it's the location of the first female votes and the first hanging of a Pakeha in NZ.
The team return to Devonport to finish revamping the museum. Brigid heads into the community to learn about the turbulent history, and puts in a request to fire a disappearing gun on North Head.
