Johny Houlton was a New Zealand Fighter Pilot flying at first with 185 Squadron RAF in Malta, then 485 Squadron RNZAF in the UK

He wrote the book called "Spitfire Strikes" from his most vivid memories as a Fighter Pilot and that tells it all

H.M.N.Z.S. Otago - Commissioned 1960

Our Museum has been established over 14 years at our present location. This building was opened officially on 10^th June 1994 by the NZRSA President David Cox MBE.

Over the years relics, memorabilia and documentation related to the Armed Forces of both New Zealand and other countries have found a home at the Museum, and many items of interest are on display.  Items such as these assist us to build a wider understanding of our past and also to store parts of our Service Heritage for the future and education of our contemporaries and subsequent generations. 

For these reasons please ensure you visit the Museum and bring along your grandchildren and other youth of today, so that they become truly enlightened as to the correct historical information, and develop a proper understanding of the Services and their role in the history of the world.

To arrange a visit please phone The Secretary/Manager Sue East Phone 424 9026