Yvonne Walker is pictured knitting, one of the activities designed to show visitors how things were done in the 19th century.
The activity-oriented programme was devised to help attract more visitors to the birthplace of New Zealand's frozen meat industry.
Visitors can also expect to come across a blacksmith at work, a swagger telling tales, butter being made, washing being done the old-fashioned way or a cook making peanut brownies, depending on what day they visited.