Fossil Centre in Waikuku - open to the public

Come have a look at fossils I've found and prepped, dig out your own fossils, and see if you can identify fossil crabs, trilobites, shark teeth and much more!

Touching the fossils is encouraged.

If you need a rock or fossil identified, bring it along and we can try and figure it out.

Address:
Old School Collective
1429 Main North Road
Waikuku
New Zealand

Opening Hours:
Sundays: 10am - 2pm

School Holidays:
During school holidays I will also open the workshop on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 11am - 2pm

Funding:
I am covering the rent for this space myself, if you would like to help keep it open in the long term, you can use the buttons below to donate - we need another $1400 a month at the moment. If you want to donate more than $5, you can change the quantity once you click on the button.

School visits welcome!

Mamlambo Fossils Workshop - 1429 Main North Road, Waikuku - Outside view Come check out some local New Zealand fossils

Interact with some location fossils at the Mamlambo Fossils Workshop in Waikuku, New Zealand Most of the displays are interactive

Some interactive displays at the Mamlambo Fossils Workshop, Waikuku, New Zealand Uncover some real fossils, everything from a megalodon tooth to trilobites

Dig your own fossils - the soft limestone contains 19 million year old fossils Dig your own fossils

NZ Fossil Cards

Below are some videos of the fossils featured on the NZ Fossil Card set I made.

A nice dolphin skull - two days of fossil hunting

A nice dolphin skull - two days of fossil hunting

A while back, I was out fossil hunting with a couple of other people and Marlonique found this amazing fossil dolphin skull! It has been donated to the Canterbury Museum who have had it prepped. Use ...

Watch it on YouTube

Fossil hunting & exploring New Zealand

Join me as I explore beautiful New Zealand, find amazing fossils and then prep them to reveal their hidden secrets!

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Some of the fossils I find in my videos:

  • enormous Miocene fossil crabs
  • a fossil whale skull
  • fossil fish
  • plesiosaurus and mosasaurus fossils
  • shark teeth and vertebrae
  • and hopefully soon a fossil penguin!

I donate many of my finds to museums and universities and some of them are even being studied further!

Join our Patreon for more content

I've launched a Patreon page where I post multiple videos each month. These include bonus hunts, fossil preps, behind-the-scenes footage and some of the secret projects I am working on. There are also monthly live chat sessions.

Join my Patreon from $4 a month

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One of the signs is up! Painting takes sooooo long ๐Ÿ˜†

One of the signs is up! Painting takes sooooo long ๐Ÿ˜†

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I'm so excited to be part of the book launch of the latest title by @nz_writer ! Come along Sunday to the Tลซranga library in , I'll be bringing some fossils along as well.

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I'm so excited to be part of the book launch of the latest title by @nz_writer ! Come along Sunday to the Tลซranga library in , I'll be bringing some fossils along as well. ลซranga

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Some late night work on the new sign for the workshop. It's open Sundays 10am to 2pm at the Old School Collective in Waikuku ๐Ÿ˜€

Some late night work on the new sign for the workshop. It's open Sundays 10am to 2pm at the Old School Collective in Waikuku ๐Ÿ˜€

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Some functional fitness training at @thistlefit_ to show me the correct way to lift those heavy fossils without hurting myself ๐Ÿ˜

Some functional fitness training at @thistlefit_ to show me the correct way to lift those heavy fossils without hurting myself ๐Ÿ˜

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New video is up! I found this awesome fish skull and retrieved it in a storm. It'd been CT scanned and I try and flip it over without breaking it ๐Ÿ˜„

New video is up! I found this awesome fish skull and retrieved it in a storm. It'd been CT scanned and I try and flip it over without breaking it ๐Ÿ˜„

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We have both jaws!!! And so many teeth!

We have both jaws!!! And so many teeth!

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The skull has some teeth! An update photo on that fish skull I found over the weekend

The skull has some teeth! An update photo on that fish skull I found over the weekend

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I found a section of fish skull, heading out to retrieve it in the rain ๐Ÿ˜

I found a section of fish skull, heading out to retrieve it in the rain ๐Ÿ˜

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